There's a new face in shops across Tunisia.
The North African country's new ten dinar bill carries a portrait of Tawhida Ben Cheikh, Tunisia's first woman doctor.
The banknotes went into circulation at the end of March and Abdelaziz Ben Said, director at the Central Bank of Tunisia, said she was chosen as a way of honouring women in the scientific and medical fields.
Born in 1909, Ben Cheikh was the first Tunisian and North African woman to practice medicine.
After studying in France, she opened her own clinic in Tunisia in 1936 and also established "Leila", the first Tunisian, French-language magazine for women.
The new banknote has widely been seen as a positive move.
The country has ground to a halt in a bid to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus with 574 confirmed cases and 22 deaths. At least 5 people have so far recovered.
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A portrait of the country's first woman doctor, Tawhida Ben Cheikh, is depicted on the new 10 Dinar banknotes. Reuters -
A man counts new 10 Dinar banknotes depicting the country's first woman doctor, Tawhida Ben Cheikh, in Tunis. Reuters -
A Tunisia man walks in front of closed shops in the village of Sidi Bou Said, 20 kilometres northeast of Tunis, during the general confinement imposed to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. AFP -
Empty streets during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Tunis. EPA -
Empty streets during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Tunis. EPA -
Empty streets during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Tunis. EPA -
Empty streets during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Tunis. EPA -
Empty streets during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Tunis. EPA
