Chili pepper (Capsicum annuum)

Chili pepper (Capsicum annuum)

Year
1971
Face Value
0.01
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
2000000
Themes
Flora
This stamp highlights the chili pepper (Capsicum annuum) as an emblematic element of Tunisian agriculture and food culture, highlighting its importance in culinary uses and popular traditions. The illustration associates the plant, represented with its ripe fruits, with a stylized and dynamic figure inspired by the folkloric imagination, creating a symbolic link between cultivated nature and human creativity. This playful staging suggests the vitality, character and flavor that chili peppers bring to Tunisian cuisine, while evoking the close relationship between local products and cultural practices. In the Tunisian context, this stamp is part of a series devoted to natural and agricultural resources, affirming the central role of food crops in the rural economy, the gastronomic identity and the daily heritage of the country, where cultivated plants are both a source of subsistence and a deeply rooted cultural marker.