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10 Qirsh Diversion of the Nile
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#405, MHC#503, MHC#1802 |
| Obverse description | Central field bears the large Arabic denomination '١٠' (10) above the word 'قروش' (Qirsh), flanked on either side by the Hijri date '١٣٨٤' and the Gregorian date '١٩٦٤'. The legend 'الجمهورية العربية المتحدة' (United Arab Republic) curves along the upper periphery in Arabic naskh script. An ornamental arabesque cartouche decorates the lower field, and a finely toothed border runs around the entire circumference. |
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| Reverse description | A panoramic scene depicting the diversion of the Nile River during construction of the Aswan High Dam fills the central field: the dam structure appears at left with excavation machinery and a construction crane at right, all set against a rising sun with radiating rays above the river basin. The date '١٥ مايو ١٩٦٤' (15 May 1964) is inscribed along the upper periphery, while the commemorative Arabic legend 'تذكار تحويل مجرى النيل' (Commemoration of the Diversion of the Nile) curves along the lower border. The design is rendered in fine relief against a smooth field, enclosed by a toothed milled border. |
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The 1964 diversion of the Nile was the first phase of the Aswan High Dam project — specifically the moment Soviet-backed engineers redirected the river through a series of tunnels to allow construction of the main dam body. Nasser framed it as a national triumph, particularly pointed given that Britain and the United States had withdrawn their offer to fund the dam in 1956, triggering the Suez Crisis. Egypt issued commemorative coins marking several stages of the dam's construction throughout the early 1960s, this being among them.