Malaria Eradication - 40 millime

Country : Tunisie

Continent : Afrique

Issued on : 07/04/1962

Age : 65 years

Michel Reference
TN 594
Stanley Reference
TN 556
Yvert Reference
TN 547
Themes
health
Description
This stamp testifies to Tunisia's membership in the global campaign to combat malaria, a crucial public health issue of the 1960s coordinated by the World Health Organization. The illustration, centered on the slogan “The world united against malaria”, carries a message of international solidarity and scientific rigor: a human silhouette observes a planetary pattern where arrows converge to neutralize the mosquito vector of the disease. The insertion of the caduceus, a universal symbol of medicine, underlines the triumph of knowledge over the epidemic and reflects the desire of the young Tunisian Republic to modernize its health institutions to protect its population. This subject illustrates a pivotal period in Tunisian history where national identity was also built through active participation in the great progress of humanity and through the improvement of the social condition through the eradication of endemic scourges.
Size
22x36 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Designer
Hatem El Mekki
Printers
André Frères
Perforation
13
Print
Taille-douce
Face Value
0,40 DT
Mint Value
Used Value
Print Run
400 000 exemplaires
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