Imam Ibn Arafa - 1316-1401
Michel Reference
TN 1477
Stanley Reference
TN 1462
Yvert Reference
TN 1411
Themes
personalities
Description
Issued for the same price, this stamp celebrates Ibn Arafa, the eminent scholar who led the Great Mosque of Zitouna for half a century. The visual incorporates the silhouette of the Zitouna minaret in Tunis.
A contemporary of Ibn Khaldoun, he represents the pinnacle of Tunisian academic teaching. Ibn Arafa symbolizes encyclopedism (law, grammar, theology) and the influence of the University of Zitouna as a beacon of knowledge in the Mediterranean.
A contemporary of Ibn Khaldoun, he represents the pinnacle of Tunisian academic teaching. Ibn Arafa symbolizes encyclopedism (law, grammar, theology) and the influence of the University of Zitouna as a beacon of knowledge in the Mediterranean.
Size
28x41 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Designer
Ali Fakhet
Perforation
13
Print
Offset
Face Value
0,25 DT
Mint Value
0,87 $
Used Value
0,87 $
Print Run
200 000 exemplaires
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