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5 Pounds al-Azhar Mosque
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1982 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed architectural view of the al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, depicted in high relief with its distinctive minarets, domes, and ornate façade rendered in fine detail. The mosque complex occupies the central and lower fields of the coin, conveying both the grandeur and historic character of this millennium-old institution. Above the mosque, an Arabic Quranic inscription arcs across the upper field. The rim is decorated with a continuous border of small stars or rosettes encircling the entire design. |
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| Reverse lettering | و يعلمكم الكتاب و الحكمة (Translation: `...who will teach you the Book and Wisdom...`) |
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