Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Pound Restoration of Parliament Building
| Issuer | Central Bank of Egypt |
|---|---|
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | KM#644, MHC#1231 |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Arabic |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a detailed architectural scene commemorating the restoration of the Egyptian Parliament (People's Assembly) building in Cairo. In the foreground, the large ornate ribbed dome of the parliament building is rendered in fine detail, with decorative scalloped arches visible along its base. Construction scaffolding and workers are shown atop the structure, symbolising the ongoing restoration works. To the left, a secondary domed structure with arched windows and stonework is visible, alongside a tall minaret rising prominently into the upper field, reflecting the Islamic architectural character of the surrounding Cairo cityscape. The field is plain, and the design is enclosed by the same rectangular dashed inner border as the obverse. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Egypt's parliament building — the People's Assembly hall in Cairo — underwent a major restoration project in the 1980s under Mubarak's government, part of a broader campaign to rehabilitate state architecture damaged or neglected since Nasser's era. Commemorative gold issues from the Central Bank of Egypt during this period were struck in deliberately limited quantities, distributed largely through official channels rather than open market release, which explains why survivors appear almost exclusively in original packaging.