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100 Pounds Archery
| Issuer | Central Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Value | 100 Pounds |
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| Obverse lettering | THE 25th OLYMPIC GAMES 1992 / 100 LE / ARE / ١٠٠ / ١٤١٢ / ١٩٩٢ |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Issued as part of Egypt's Olympic commemorative program ahead of the 1992 Barcelona Games, this piece belongs to a broader series the Central Bank produced sporadically through the late 1980s and early 1990s targeting the collector market rather than circulation. Mintages for the Egyptian gold Olympic issues of this period were modest, and distribution leaned heavily on domestic buyers and regional numismatic dealers rather than international channels — which kept these pieces relatively obscure outside North Africa and the Arab world.
The .900 fineness follows a purity standard Egypt maintained across its commemorative gold program of this era, rather than the .999 fine that most national mints had moved toward by the early 1990s.