Egypt's 1960 coinage program coincided with the early years of the United Arab Republic, the short-lived political union between Egypt and Syria proclaimed by Nasser in 1958. Aluminium alloy patterns from this period were part of broader explorations into cheaper base-metal compositions as the government weighed production costs against the demands of a rapidly expanding population and a monetarily strained economy.
This piece never entered circulation. Pattern issues of this type exist in very small quantities, produced solely for evaluation by mint authorities and the relevant government ministries.
Egypt's 1960 coinage program coincided with the early years of the United Arab Republic, the short-lived political union between Egypt and Syria proclaimed by Nasser in 1958. Aluminium alloy patterns from this period were part of broader explorations into cheaper base-metal compositions as the government weighed production costs against the demands of a rapidly expanding population and a monetarily strained economy.
This piece never entered circulation. Pattern issues of this type exist in very small quantities, produced solely for evaluation by mint authorities and the relevant government ministries.