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10 Qirsh Reopening of Suez Canal, Mule
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1972 |
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| Weight | 6 g |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse commemorates the reopening of the Suez Canal, featuring a prominent central composition of a large cargo vessel navigating the Canal, set against a radiant sun in the upper field. To the left stands a domed building with colonnaded facade representing a landmark along the Canal, while a globe appears at the vessel's bow. A wheat ear extends from the right, and an olive branch frames the left side of the scene, together symbolizing prosperity. A circular Arabic legend at the top reads 'ذكرى عاده فتح قناة السويس' (Commemoration of the Reopening of the Suez Canal), and the date '5 يونية 1975' (June 5, 1975) appears in a cartouche at the base. |
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This piece is a mule — the product of mismatched dies from two different commemorative issues. The obverse and reverse were not intended to appear together, making this a mint error rather than an authorized type. Egypt's coin production in the early 1970s generated several such anomalies, likely a consequence of managing multiple simultaneous commemorative programs with overlapping production schedules at the Cairo mint. KM#431 documents it as a recognized variety rather than a one-off accident, suggesting the pairing occurred with enough frequency to enter the numismatic record systematically.