10 Tunisian Dinars Banknote (Abou El Kacem Chebbi)

10 Dinars Dinar (Issued 2013)

Intaglio printing, offset lithography, and advanced digital security technologies converged in the early 2010s to produce banknotes of considerable sophistication, and the 2013 Tunisian 10 Dinar note reflects this era with precision. The Banque Centrale de Tunisie commissioned a design that balances layered guilloché backgrounds with fine-line engraving, techniques that were well-established in high-security currency production by this period. Ultraviolet-reactive inks, embedded serial numbering, and a vertical security thread are among the counterfeit-deterrent measures woven into the note’s structure. The overall palette leans into cool blues and soft teal tones, giving the note a clean, modern appearance consistent with contemporary central bank issuance standards.

On the front, the dominant feature is the engraved portrait of Abou El Kacem Chebbi, the celebrated Tunisian poet and national cultural figure, whose name is printed in both Arabic and Latin script beneath his image. The portrait is rendered in fine intaglio engraving, capturing the detail of his features with considerable depth; he is depicted wearing a traditional Tunisian chechia cap and formal attire, facing slightly to the viewer’s left. Behind the portrait, an expansive guilloché rosette pattern radiates outward in concentric arcs, printed in blue and teal with subtle geometric precision. The large numeral “10” appears prominently to the left in deep blue, accompanied by the Arabic denomination text “عشرة دنانير” below it. The issuing authority name “البنك المركزي التونسي” is printed in Arabic along the upper portion of the note, with additional text in Arabic below. A serial number appears twice on the note — once in the upper left as “9392559” in a smaller font, and again in the lower right as “D/1 9392559” in a vertical orientation typical of Tunisian banknote formatting. To the right-hand side of the note, a vertical security thread is embedded within the paper. A small floral rosette motif and the numeral “10” appear in a windowed security foil element near the right margin, accompanied by a stylised floral decorative device printed in blue. Two official signatures appear in Arabic script to the right of centre, representing the authorising officials of the Banque Centrale de Tunisie. The overall design of the front is unified by a field of fine dot-matrix and interlocking geometric patterns that fill the background in pale blue and silver-white.

The reverse presents the “Banque Centrale de Tunisie” name in full across the upper portion in clear serif typography, flanked on each side by the denomination numeral “10”. To the upper left, a circular guilloché rosette motif appears in blue, mirroring the decorative language of the front face. The central image is a detailed intaglio engraving of El Medersa El Bachia, a historic Quranic school in Tunis, identified by a caption in both Arabic and Latin script reading “EL MEDERSA EL BACHIA” beneath the image. The architectural rendering captures the arched colonnades and ornate tilework of the interior courtyard with considerable engraving finesse, printed predominantly in blue against a pale background. Sweeping curved lines in orange, teal, and gold arc across the lower and middle portions of the reverse, creating a dynamic background wash that contrasts with the more structured central vignette. The denomination is stated again at the lower left as “10 DIX DINARS” in bold typography. A vertical security thread is visible running through the right-hand portion of the note. Arabic script labelling the denomination “دنانير” appears in the upper right corner. The paper itself carries a light watermark area visible to the right of the main vignette, consistent with the security architecture of the issue.

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