50 Tunisian Dinars Banknote (Ibn Rachiq)

50 Dinars Dinar (Issued 2011)

The Banque Centrale de Tunisie, established in 1958 following the country’s independence from France, serves as the sovereign monetary authority responsible for issuing currency, managing monetary policy, and maintaining financial stability across the Tunisian economy. Its banknotes have long reflected Tunisia’s rich intellectual and architectural heritage, embedding national pride and cultural identity within each denomination. The 50 Dinars note of the 2008–2011 issue, bearing a 2011 print date, represents the bank’s considered approach to currency design, combining advanced security printing with imagery drawn from the country’s distinguished history of scholarship and urban achievement.

On the front, the dominant feature is a finely engraved portrait of Ibn Rachiq al-Qayrawani (1000–1071), the celebrated Tunisian poet and literary critic of the medieval Arab world, rendered in detailed intaglio engraving against a pale ground. He is depicted wearing a layered turban and a draped garment, his face turned three-quarters towards the viewer with carefully rendered beard and strong, scholarly expression. His name and dates appear in fine script beneath the portrait in both Arabic and Latin characters, reading “Ibn Rachiq (1071–1000)” as captioned on the note itself. To the left of the portrait, a vignette depicts a curved, modernist building identified in small text as the “Musée de la Monnaie” — the Museum of Currency — set against a background of palm trees rendered in green and teal tones. The numeral “50” appears in large, bold figures at the upper left in deep green, accompanied by the Arabic denomination text “خمسون ديناراً” below it. The issuing authority’s name is printed in Arabic script at the top of the note — البنك المركزي التونسي — along with a secondary line of Arabic text giving the bank’s legislative authority. A serial number, reading G/1 1255244, appears along the lower right edge in dark ink, with a second instance of the serial number printed vertically along the far right margin. Two facsimile signatures appear towards the right-hand side of the note, accompanied by their titles in Arabic. The background of the note features intricate guilloché patterning in soft green and teal, with geometric latticework and floral rosette motifs visible along the right margin and corner segments, blending into the overall colour scheme of greens, teal, and warm ochre-brown tones. A decorative square panel incorporating a star-geometric pattern is visible in the lower left area, printed in reddish-brown. The note’s right-hand edge features an ornate vertical panel of interlocking geometric and floral designs, incorporating colour-shifting and tonal variation consistent with modern security printing.

The reverse of the note is dominated by a large central vignette depicting the Place du Gouvernement, known as Place de la Kasbah, in Tunis — a wide, formal public square framed by classical colonnaded architecture and lush formal gardens visible in the foreground, rendered in detailed intaglio in shades of green and grey-green. Small text beneath the image reads “PLACE DU GOUVERNEMENT (LA KASBAH)”, identifying the location precisely. The denomination numeral “50” appears prominently at both the upper left and upper right corners, with the upper right instance accompanied by the Arabic word “دينار” in teal. The issuing bank’s name is printed in full across the top of the note in elegant serif typography: “Banque Centrale de Tunisie”, in dark ink against the pale background. The lower portion of the note carries the denomination in full: “50 CINQUANTE DINARS”, printed in bold serif lettering. A facsimile signature is visible towards the lower right of the reverse. The background of the reverse features sweeping curved bands of colour — cool blue, teal, and pale green — creating dynamic movement across the note’s field, overlaid with fine guilloché patterns and microprinting. Subtle dot matrix patterns in red and teal are visible within the background, consistent with offset security printing. The overall palette of the reverse is dominated by cool greens and aquamarine tones, with the architectural vignette providing a strong central focal point.

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Other Tunisian Dinars you can exchange: 5, 10, 20.