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1 Pound Egyptian Parliament, Gold issue
| Issuer | Central Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse lettering | جنيه واحد جمهورية مصر العربية ١٤٠٥ ١٩٨٥ (Translation: One Pound Arab Republic of Egypt 1985 1405) |
| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued to commemorate the Egyptian People's Assembly, this gold pound belongs to a broader program of commemorative coinage the Central Bank of Egypt pursued through the 1970s and 1980s, largely targeting the export and collector markets rather than domestic circulation. Egypt's commemorative gold issues of this period were typically struck in limited quantities and sold at a premium, functioning more as hard-currency earners than coins intended to pass through any market or souk.
The .875 fineness follows the traditional 22-karat standard used historically across Ottoman and Egyptian gold coinage — a deliberate continuity with pre-revolutionary monetary practice.