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10 Pounds Algomhuria Newspaper
| Issuer | Central Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Currency | Pound (1916-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a predominantly typographic design rendered in ornate Arabic calligraphy within a plain field. The country name 'Arab Republic of Egypt' (جمهورية مصر العربية) appears as a curved legend along the upper portion of the field. Centrally placed in large Arabic-Eastern numerals is the denomination '١٠' (10), with the word 'جنيهات' (Pounds) inscribed immediately below. Flanking the central denomination on the left and right are the Hijri year '١٤٢٤هـ' and the Gregorian year '٢٠٠٣م' respectively. A decorative arabesque cartouche occupies the lower field, and the entire design is bounded by a segmented inner border. |
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| Obverse lettering | جمهورية مصر العربية ١٠ جنيهات ١٤٢٤هـ ٢٠٠٣م (Translation: Arab Republic of Egypt 10 Pounds 2003 1424) |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a high-relief portrait bust of a smiling man facing slightly left, occupying the left and lower portions of the field, depicted in contemporary dress with suit and tie. To the right of the portrait, a stylized representation of a newspaper printing press and stacked newsprint pages is shown in relief, evoking the commemorative theme of Al-Gomhuria newspaper. Arabic inscriptions appear to the right of the central design, including the text 'الجمهورية' (Al-Gomhuria), '٥٠ عاما' (50 Years), and the date '٢٠٠٣'. The composition is framed by a segmented inner border consistent with the obverse, and the overall design commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Al-Gomhuria newspaper. |
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