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Tunisian dinar: research record

Evidence coverage: 1958–1958. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.

This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.

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Currency continuity

Tunisian dinar

TND · Research draft
One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Current currency in the inherited endpoint register.
Dated observations: 1958; this does not establish the entire lifetime.

Parents / predecessors

Tunisian franccurrency replacement · 1958-11-01
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Children / successors

No distinct successor currency is established in the loaded view.

Unit and issue records 2 records

Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.

Tunisian Dinar — endpoint research dossierFTM000753 · C579
Tunisian dinarFTM000855 · C804
Monetary history 2 events

Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.

18 October 1958: law dateMonetary unit law

Article 1 of the translated 18 October 1958 law defines the dinar as the monetary unit, divided into 1,000 Tunisian francs or millimes.

C579
1958-11-01Currency replacement

Tunisia introduces the dinar.

C804
Evidence & research notes 2 claims

Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.

Supported C579

Article 1 of the translated 18 October 1958 law defines the dinar as the monetary unit, divided into 1,000 Tunisian francs or millimes.

Republic of Tunisia; World Bank Translation Section, 14 July 1959 · Law No.58-109 of 18 October 1958 — contemporary English translation Citation S313 · Open source ↗

PDF p.43, translation of articles 1–2

Source access and limitations

Compare the original French promulgation and operational issue/withdrawal notices; law date is not automatically cash launch.

Supported C804

Tunisia introduces the dinar.

Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 Citation S98 · Open source ↗

Tunisia, PDF p.247

Source access and limitations

Historical reference, not a 2026 legal-status audit.

Only selected country milestones used.

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