Coinage of Tunisia since independence

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METAL CHANGES OF 2007, 2009 and 2013.

From 2007 the 20 millimes coin was minted in brass-plated steel.

From 2009 the 10 millimes coin was minted in brass-plated steel.

From 2013 the 50 millimes coin was minted in brass-plated steel.

Previously these coins had been minted in brass.


The 100 millimes coin, however, continues to be minted in brass.

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Tunisia, 200 millimes, 2013.

In 2013 a bronze 200 millimes coin was issued.

It was a new denomination.

Unusually, it was tridecagonal (13-sided).

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Tunisia, 2 dinars, 2013.

In 2013 Tunisia issued its first circulating 2 dinars coin.

Like the 200 millimes coin, it was 13-sided.

It was copper-nickel, weighed 11.2 g and had a diameter of 29.4 mm.


A tree design appears on the obverse.

That design is reprised from the old 1, 2 and 5 millime coins.

Those old aluminium coins are now defunct.


An attractive design of the Carthage Punic Port appears on the reverse.

That design looks very modern, compared to the old-fashioned designs on the other coins.

I thought it presaged a new modern design series, but I was wrong.


This coin has not been issued since 2013.

See also: One-off non-commemorative circulation coins.

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METAL CHANGES OF 2020/2021.

In 2020 the 1 dinar coin was minted in nickel-plated steel.

In 2021 the half dinar coin was minted in stainless steel.


Previously these coins had been minted in copper-nickel.

In 2021 the bimetallic 5 dinars was minted once more.

It had a stainless steel centre within a copper-aluminium-nickel ring.

Previously It had had a copper-nickel centre within a brass ring.


However, the size, shape and obverse and reverse designs of these coins remained unchanged.

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This brings my survey of the Tunisian coinage up to date.

Design-wise, their coins now look very old-fashioned.

They should have been updated and modernised long since.

But I'll discuss that in the comments section.

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Tunisia, 2 dinars, 2024.



Tunisia, 2 dinars, 2013.

Tunisia has issued a new version of its 2 dinars coin.

It is now magnetic and made of nickel-plated steel.

The 2013 version was made of copper-nickel.

The new coin is of the same size but slightly lighter.


The reverse design of the Carthage Punic Port has been amended.

It now fills more of the coin's surface.

The denominational numeral 2 has also been enlarged and moved.

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