Pattern coins from Egypt's early 1990s period reflect the Central Bank's extended deliberations over a coinage reform that ultimately took years longer than planned to implement. This particular 1 Qirsh trial was never adopted — the denomination itself was effectively moribund by 1991, its purchasing power having been hollowed out by decades of inflation.
Pattern coins from Egypt's early 1990s period reflect the Central Bank's extended deliberations over a coinage reform that ultimately took years longer than planned to implement. This particular 1 Qirsh trial was never adopted — the denomination itself was effectively moribund by 1991, its purchasing power having been hollowed out by decades of inflation.