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10 Qirsh Cairo International Agricultural Fair
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
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| Reverse description | The central device features the emblem of the Cairo International Agriculture and Food Fair, comprising a stylized globe superimposed with a prominent grain spike symbolizing agricultural abundance. The fair's logo is rendered in moderate relief within the field. The Arabic legend 'سوق القاهرة الدولية للزراعة والغذاء' curves around the design, with the word 'CAIRO' appearing in Latin script. The overall composition reflects a mid-twentieth century graphic style typical of United Arab Republic commemorative coinage. |
| Reverse script | Arabic/Latin |
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Egypt hosted the Cairo International Agricultural Fair in 1969 as part of Nasser's broader push to showcase the achievements of Arab socialism, particularly the agrarian reforms that had redistributed land from large landowners to rural peasants following the 1952 revolution. The fair was a deliberate propaganda vehicle, and commemorative coinage was a standard tool of the Nasser government for projecting domestic policy achievements onto metal.
This is one of several Egyptian 10 Qirsh commemoratives from the late 1960s sharing the same copper-nickel specification — a period when Egypt's economy was under severe strain following the Six-Day War of 1967.