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1 Pound Egyptian Trade Unions
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1419 (1998) |
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| Weight | 15 g |
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| Reverse description | Central field features the oblong logo of the Egyptian Trade Union Federation (E.T.U.F.), a stylized emblem representing organized labor in Egypt. Surrounding the central device, an Arabic legend arcs around the periphery commemorating the centennial of Egyptian trade union organization. The dates '١٨٩٨' and '١٩٩٨' appear within the legend, marking the hundred-year anniversary. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner border consistent with the obverse treatment. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued to commemorate the Egyptian Trade Union Federation, this pound belongs to a broader series of Egyptian commemoratives produced through the 1990s under the authority of the Central Bank of Egypt. The Federation itself, founded in 1957 under Nasser, was never an independent labor body in any meaningful sense — it functioned as a state-controlled apparatus for managing workforce policy rather than advocating for workers.
The .720 silver fineness places it below sterling, a specification Egypt used consistently for commemorative issues of this period to keep production costs contained.