Arch of Trajan at Mactar

Country : Tunisie

Continent : Afrique

Issued on : 16/09/1996

Age : 30 years

Michel Reference
TN 1341
Stanley Reference
TN 1326
Yvert Reference
TN 1278
Themes
Sites and landscapes
Description
This stamp celebrates a remarkable testimony to the Roman era in Tunisia, by highlighting the Arch of Trajan in the ancient city of Mactar. The monument symbolizes the integration of African cities into the Roman Empire, as well as the importance given to town planning, institutions and monumentality as expressions of power and prosperity. The illustration evokes a past marked by cultural, legal and economic exchanges within the Mediterranean basin. In the Tunisian context, this stamp recalls the richness and diversity of the national historical heritage, while underlining the country's vocation as a crossroads of civilizations whose architectural traces today constitute a central element of cultural identity and collective memory.
Size
30x19 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Designer
DIAPOS
Printers
Courvoisier (Helio Courvoisier) S. A.
Perforation
11½
Print
Photogravure
Face Value
0,39 DT
Mint Value
1,15 $
Used Value
0,87 $
Print Run
2 010 000 exemplaires
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