Phyllonotus trunculus - Bakouma
Michel Reference
TN 1473
Stanley Reference
TN 1458
Yvert Reference
TN 1407
Themes
Animals
Description
Commonly called truncated Murex, this shell has been famous since Antiquity. It has a strong shell, decorated with prominent spirals and brown and purplish hues.
It was from this mollusk (and its cousin Murex brandaris) that the Phoenicians of Carthage extracted the famous Tyrian purple, a purplish-red dye reserved for imperial clothing. This stamp thus links current biodiversity to the prestigious industrial past of ancient Tunisia.
It was from this mollusk (and its cousin Murex brandaris) that the Phoenicians of Carthage extracted the famous Tyrian purple, a purplish-red dye reserved for imperial clothing. This stamp thus links current biodiversity to the prestigious industrial past of ancient Tunisia.
Size
52x36,7 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Designer
Sadok Ben Yacoub
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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