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5 Pounds Akhenaten and Family
| Issuer | Central Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Currency | Pound (1916-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the Eagle of Saladin with wings spread, rendered in the ancient Egyptian style, flanked by two small rosette ornaments at its base. Above the eagle, in the upper field, appears the Arabic legend for 'Arab Republic of Egypt' in two lines, surmounted by a stylised lotus flower motif. The Latin abbreviation 'A·R·E' is inscribed centrally below the country name. The denomination '5' and 'LE' appear to the left, with their Arabic-numeral equivalents to the right. Dual dates are arranged along the lower rim: the Gregorian year '1994' and the Hijri year '1415', each repeated in both Western and Arabic-Indic numerals. The mint mark 'ECC' appears in the lower exergue beneath the eagle. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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Egypt's commemorative silver program of the 1990s drew heavily on Pharaonic subjects as the government sought to position the country as heir to its ancient civilization during a period of aggressive cultural tourism promotion. Akhenaten is a peculiar choice for state commemoration — his reign was systematically erased by successors who dismantled Amarna, chiseled out his name, and buried his memory for over three millennia.
The rediscovery of Akhenaten as a historical figure is largely a product of late 19th-century Egyptology, beginning with Flinders Petrie's excavations at Tell el-Amarna in 1891.