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1 Pound 4th FIFA World Youth Championship
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 1 Pound |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting a stylized Islamic ornamental arch or doorway, within which a football (soccer ball) is prominently displayed at the apex. The denomination '1 LE' appears to the left of the arch in Latin numerals, with the Arabic equivalent '١ ج' to the right. Below the arch, in the lower field, Arabic legends identify the Arab Republic of Egypt, flanked by the Hijri year '١٤١٨' and Gregorian year '١٩٩٧' in Arabic script; the Latin equivalents '1418', 'A.R.E.', '1997', and 'CAIRO' appear in the lower field. The coin is bordered by a decorative dashed inner circle. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device composed of a stylized globe divided into segmented panels, overlaid with the bold tournament emblem 'U-17' rendered as a figure of a football player, the 'U' forming the torso and arms and '17' forming the legs, evoking an athlete in motion. The entire central motif is enclosed within a circular border. An Arabic inscription in naskh script arcs around the upper and lateral fields, reading the full tournament title, while the lower legend in Latin script reads '4th U-17 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE FIFA/JVC CUP EGYPT 1997'. The border is formed by a decorative dashed inner circle consistent with the obverse. |
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