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1 Pound UNESCO
| Issuer | Central Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#966 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the official UNESCO logo at center — a stylized classical temple façade with the inscription 'UNESCO' across its entablature — rendered in bold relief. The numeral '60' appears prominently in the upper field above the emblem, commemorating the organization's sixtieth anniversary. The founding year '1945' and the anniversary year '2005' flank the base of the temple motif in the lower field. An Arabic legend arcing around the lower periphery reads 'الذكرى الستون لإنشاء منظمة اليونسكو' (The Sixtieth Anniversary of the Establishment of UNESCO). The design is enclosed within a reeded rim with a fine inner border circle. |
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| Mintage | 1427 (2006) - ١٤٢٧هـ ٢٠٠٦م - 800 |
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Egypt's UNESCO commemorative pound series ran across several decades, with individual issues tied to specific World Heritage designations or anniversary milestones of Egypt's membership in the organization. The .720 fine silver specification used here was a deliberate cost-reduction measure — Egypt's commemorative coinage of the 1990s and 2000s consistently avoided the .925 standard common to other national mints, keeping these issues accessible as domestic commemoratives rather than export bullion pieces.