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1 Pound Golden Jubilee Class of 1972
| Issuer | Central Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 1 Pound |
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| Obverse description | A caduceus — the winged staff entwined by two serpents, symbol of the medical profession — is depicted prominently at the center of the field. Arabic legends surrounding the central device give the issuer name (Arab Republic of Egypt) and the denomination (One Pound) at the upper and lateral fields respectively. The dual date, expressed in both the Hijri calendar (١٤٤٤ هـ) and the Gregorian calendar (م ٢٠٢٢), appears below the caduceus, flanked by the Latin commemorative legend GOLDEN JUBILEE CLASS 1972 along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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Egypt has issued commemorative pounds in silver for decades, but the "Class of 1972" framing here refers to the fifty-year cohort of graduates — a jubilee tied to individuals, not to the institution itself. The Central Bank began issuing this style of educational commemorative in the 1990s, largely targeting the domestic gifting market for university reunion cycles.
.720 fineness is notably below sterling, a composition Egypt has returned to repeatedly for mass-market commemoratives where silver content is secondary to face legitimacy.