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1 Pound FAO
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Thickness | 2.1 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | جمهورية مصر العربية جنيه واحد ١٣٩٣ ١٩٧٣ (Translation: Arab Republic of Egypt One Pound 1973 1393) |
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| Reverse lettering | انتج مزيداً من الطعام ١٥ يناير سنة ١٩٧١ (Translation: Produce more food January 15, 1971) |
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Issued as part of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization coin program, which ran through the 1970s and prompted dozens of countries to strike commemorative pieces tied to the FAO's campaign against world hunger. Egypt's participation was straightforward — a single issue, not a series — and the coins were distributed partly through FAO channels and partly through the numismatic trade rather than ordinary commerce.
The .720 fine silver content places it below sterling, a specification Egypt used across several commemorative issues of the period when hard currency reserves made full sterling impractical.