Cultural heritage: The Great Mosque - Kairouan
Michel Reference
TN 903
Stanley Reference
TN 876
Yvert Reference
TN 840
Themes
Sites and landscapes
Description
This stamp honors the Great Mosque of Kairouan, the founding monument of Islam in North Africa and a major symbol of spirituality and religious knowledge in Tunisia. The illustration combines the iconic minaret with scholarly calligraphy and elements related to study, highlighting the historical role of Kairouan as a center of teaching, jurisprudence and the dissemination of Islamic knowledge. The message conveyed is that of continuity between faith, knowledge and civilization, placing Tunisia in an intellectual and spiritual tradition deeply rooted in its history.
Size
21x38 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Designer
Hatem El Mekki
Printers
Courvoisier S.A
Perforation
14
Print
Photogravure
Face Value
1,00 DT
Mint Value
—
Used Value
—
Print Run
7 195 000 exemplaires
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