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1 Pound Golden Jubilee of Police Day
| Issuer | Central Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#956, MHC#1267 |
| Obverse description | At center, the Egyptian Police eagle displayed with wings spread wide, perched atop a cartouche inscribed with the Arabic word for 'Police' (الشرطة). The country name legend 'Arab Republic of Egypt' (جمهورية مصر العربية) arcs along the upper field in Arabic script, flanked by the Hijri date ١٤٢٢ هـ to the right and the Gregorian date ٢٠٠٢ م to the left. The denomination '١ جنيه' (1 Pound) appears in the lower field. The entire design is enclosed within a decorative segmented border. |
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| Obverse lettering | جمهورية مصر العربية ١٤٢٢ هـ ٢٠٠٢ م ١ جنيه |
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Egypt's Police Day on January 25th carries an irony that sharpened considerably after 2011, when the date was adopted by protesters who chose it precisely because of documented police abuses — ultimately becoming the spark date of the revolution that removed Mubarak. This 2002 issue predates that rupture by nearly a decade, struck when the Interior Ministry's jubilee was straightforward state ceremony rather than contested symbolism.
The .875 fineness places it in the traditional 21-karat standard long preferred by Egyptian state gold issues.