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1 Qirsh
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Composition | Aluminium bronze |
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| Obverse description | The central field features a large decorative tughra-style calligraphic emblem incorporating the name of the Arab Republic of Egypt in elaborate Arabic script. Below the tughra, the denomination '1 قرش' (1 Qirsh) is inscribed in Arabic numerals and script along the lower portion of the field. Flanking the denomination are the dual dating system: the Gregorian year 1984 to the right and the Hijri year 1404 to the left, both rendered in Eastern Arabic numerals. The coin is bordered by a continuous milled rim. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a bold relief depiction of the three Great Pyramids of Giza viewed from a slightly elevated angle, with the two larger pyramids of Khufu and Khafre prominent in the foreground and the smaller pyramid of Menkaure partially visible to the right. The pyramids are rendered in a stylized, geometric manner with hatching to suggest the stone courses, set against a flat, unadorned field. No legends or inscriptions appear on the reverse. The design is contained within a milled border. |
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Egypt's small-denomination coinage of the early 1980s was produced under sustained pressure from the IMF and a domestic subsidy system that kept consumer prices artificially low, meaning coins like this qirsh saw genuine heavy circulation rather than the hoarding patterns common in neighboring economies. By 1984, the Egyptian pound had lost significant purchasing power following the 1973 oil shock aftermath and successive devaluations, yet the qirsh remained in active daily use for bus fares and small market transactions well into the decade.