10 Milliemes Year of the Child

The 1979 International Year of the Child was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly to mark the 20th anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. Egypt was among numerous countries that issued commemorative coinage tied to the campaign, and the 10 Milliemes denomination placed this piece squarely in everyday circulation — a deliberate choice to maximize public exposure rather than confine the message to collector sets.