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1 Pound Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
| Issuer | Central Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the denomination '١ جنيه' (1 Pound) in large Arabic numerals, with the Hijri year '١٤٢٣' to the left and the Gregorian year '٢٠٠٢' to the lower right. The legend 'جمهورية مصر العربية' (Arab Republic of Egypt) curves along the upper periphery in Arabic script. A decorative mint mark or emblem appears at the base of the field, with a beaded border encircling the entire design. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Egyptian Museum in Cairo — the institution commemorated here — was founded in 1902, making this coin a centennial issue. The museum's collection had previously been housed in Boulaq and then briefly at Giza before the purpose-built Tahrir Square building opened, a facility designed by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon after an international competition in 1895. At the time of this issue, the museum held over 120,000 objects, a figure that had long overwhelmed the building's original storage capacity.