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1 Millieme large Sphinx with base outlined
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1956-1958 |
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| Diameter | 16.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the Arabic numeral '١' (1) flanked by the legend 'جمهورية مصر' (Republic of Egypt) arching across the upper portion of the coin. The Hijri date appears to the right and the Gregorian date to the left, both rendered in Arabic-Indic numerals, with the denomination 'مليم' (Millieme) inscribed below in Arabic script. The overall layout is contained within a beaded border encircling the entire design. |
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| Reverse description | A large, boldly rendered profile of the Great Sphinx of Giza occupies the central field, depicted facing right with the nemes headdress and striated lappets clearly delineated. The base of the Sphinx is outlined with stepped horizontal lines in the lower portion of the design, lending a monumental quality to the composition. A small Arabic mintmark appears in the lower exergue area beneath the Sphinx. The entire design is framed by a beaded border. |
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Egypt's transition to a republic in 1953, following the Free Officers' Movement that deposed King Farouk, prompted a wholesale redesign of the coinage. The "large Sphinx with base outlined" variety is one of several die variations produced across this short window — the outlined base distinguishes it from the earlier iteration and reflects the kind of incremental die modification common when a mint is working through multiple engravers during a transitional political period.
Production ran only two years before the type was superseded, keeping total mintage modest.