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10 Milliemes
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1967 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Edge | Lettered (repeated Arabic letters jim, ayn, mim) |
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Egypt's aluminum coinage of the mid-1960s was introduced as a cost-cutting measure following the enormous financial strain of the nationalizations and economic restructuring under Nasser's Arab Socialist program. The shift away from bronze for low denominations was abrupt and pragmatic. Aluminum coins from this period circulated hard and wore quickly — the metal's softness meant even lightly used examples show significant surface degradation.
1967 is a charged year in Egyptian history; the Six-Day War in June devastated the economy and redirected state resources entirely toward military expenditure, leaving little administrative attention for coinage programs.