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| Issuer | Central Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Arabic (naskh) |
| Obverse lettering | جمهورية مصر العربية نصف جنيه ١٤٢٠ ١٩٩٩ (Translation: Arab Republic of Egypt Half pound 1999 1420) |
| Reverse description | Central device depicts a tall obelisk rising from a base flanked by two facing eagles with spread wings, emblematic of the Ain Shams University emblem. A cartouche or plaque below the eagles bears the university name 'جامعة عين شمس' in Arabic. The upper legend 'اليوبيل الذهبي' (Golden Jubilee) arcs across the upper field, while the anniversary dates '١٩٥٠ - ٢٠٠٠' appear in the lower field, commemorating the university's fifty-year foundation span. The design is executed in low relief against a plain field. |
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