Algeria 50 Dinars Hassiba Ben Bouali Liberation 2024 (2025) KM 144 Bimetallic UNC Coin
The Algeria 50 Dinars KM#144 is a modern circulating commemorative dedicated to Hassiba Ben Bouali, an important figure in Algeria’s struggle for independence.
The Bank of Algeria states that the coin was introduced for the 60th anniversary of Algerian independence and that Ben Bouali is the first female figure from the War of Liberation to appear on an Algerian coin. Numismatic catalogues classify KM#144 as a circulating commemorative produced across 2022–2025. Banco de Argelia
Historical Background
Hassiba Ben Bouali (1938–1957) became involved in Algeria’s independence movement while still very young and participated in the National Liberation Front (FLN) during the Algerian War.
She died in 1957, aged only 19, during the Battle of Algiers and subsequently became one of the female figures commemorated in Algeria’s national memory.
Her portrait on KM#144 therefore connects the modern Algerian Dinar directly with the country’s struggle for independence.
Coin Specifications
- Country: Algeria
- Denomination: 50 Dinars
- Year: 2024
- Islamic Date: 1445 AH
- Amazigh Date: 2974
- KM Number: KM#144
- Numista Number: N#345866
- Condition: Uncirculated (UNC)
- Issuer: Bank of Algeria
- Currency: Algerian Dinar (DZD)
- Type: Circulating commemorative
- Theme: Hassiba Ben Bouali / War of Liberation
- Composition: Bimetallic
- Centre: Stainless steel
- Outer Ring: Aluminium-nickel bronze
- Weight: 9.27 g
- Diameter: 28.5 mm
- Thickness: 2.26 mm
- Shape: Round
- Orientation: Coin alignment
- Mint: Algiers Numista
Obverse
The commemorative side features a portrait of Hassiba Ben Bouali, set against a decorative woven or textile-style background.
The design incorporates the years of her life:
1938–1957
as well as the coin’s multiple calendar dates. Numista
Reverse
The reverse prominently displays the denomination:
50 Dinars
The large numeral 50 dominates the central stainless-steel section, accompanied by Arabic inscriptions identifying the Bank of Algeria and denomination.
The contrast between the silver-coloured centre and golden outer ring gives KM#144 its characteristic bimetallic appearance. Numista
Triple Dating: 2974 / 2024 / 1445
One of the most interesting features of the 2024 KM#144 variety is its three-calendar dating.
The coin carries:
2974 — Amazigh calendar
2024 — Gregorian calendar
1445 — Islamic Hijri calendar
This precisely identifies the 2024 variety and distinguishes it from the 2022, 2023 and 2025 issues of the same KM#144 design. LastDodo
Why Add This Coin to Your Collection?
The Algeria 50 Dinars Hassiba Ben Bouali 2024 KM 144 UNC coin combines modern Algerian history, a notable female historical figure and an attractive bimetallic format.
It is particularly suitable for collections focused on Algerian coins, African commemoratives, women on coins, independence movements, historical personalities and modern bimetallic currency.
