Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Pound Egyptian Expo
| Issuer | Egypt |
|---|---|
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Pound (1916-date) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Central field bears an ornate tughra-style calligraphic device rendered in flowing naskh script, incorporating the name of the issuing authority within its interlaced strokes. A circular Arabic legend in naskh script curves along the upper periphery, reading the full name of the General Authority for International Exhibitions and Markets and the Arab Republic of Egypt. Below the central device, the dual dates AH 1410 and AD 1989 are inscribed in Eastern Arabic numerals, flanking the tughra to the right and left respectively. The denomination legend 'جنيه واحد' (One Pound) appears in bold naskh script across the lower field. The entire design is framed by a decorative segmented border of milled dashes encircling the rim. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | الهيئة العامة لشؤون المعارض و الأسواق الدولية [جمهورية مصر العربية ] ١٤١٠ ١٩٨٩ جنيه واحد (Translation: The General Authority for International Exhibitions and Markets Arab Republic of Egypt 1989 1410 One Pound) |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Egypt issued this piece to mark its hosting of international exposition events during a period when the government was aggressively using commemorative gold coinage as a hard-currency revenue instrument — selling directly to foreign collectors and institutions at premiums well above melt. The .875 fineness is the traditional Egyptian karat standard, consistent across the country's commemorative gold output since the Nasser-era issues.