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1 Pound 20th Anniversary of October War Victory
| Issuer | Central Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Value | 1 Pound |
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| Obverse description | A stylized flagpole with a waving flag occupies the upper central field, rendered in a bold, graphic manner. Flanking the base of the pole are dual dates in Western and Eastern Arabic numerals: '1993' to the left and '١٤١٤' (AH 1414) to the right. The Arabic legend 'جمهورية مصر العربية' (Arab Republic of Egypt) appears in an interlocking calligraphic design across the middle field. The denomination 'جنيه واحد' (One Pound) is inscribed in Arabic script along the lower field. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded inner border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Egypt's framing of the 1973 war as a victory requires some unpacking. The October War — launched on Yom Kippur against Israeli-held Sinai — did catch Israeli forces off guard, and Egyptian troops successfully crossed the Bar-Lev Line in the opening days. By the time the ceasefire was brokered, however, Israeli armor had encircled the Egyptian Third Army. Sadat's government nonetheless declared the crossing itself the strategic triumph, and that political reinterpretation became official doctrine, enshrined in commemorative issues like this one through the following decades.
KM#810 was struck at relatively low mintage for a modern Egyptian silver issue, most examples turning up in original packaging from state gift sets.