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| Issuer | Central Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Currency | Pound (1916-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central design features the denomination numeral '٥' (5) inscribed within a raised oval cartouche at the upper field, beneath which the dual date '١٤١٠-١٩٩٠' (AH 1410 / AD 1990) appears in Arabic numerals. A broad Arabic calligraphic legend in the lower portion of the field reads 'جمهورية مصر العربية' (Arab Republic of Egypt), rendered in flowing Naskh script. The entire design is framed by a beaded inner border and a reeded outer rim. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a three-quarter facing portrait bust of Ali Mubarak, the prominent Egyptian scholar and statesman, wearing a traditional fez, positioned at the left-center of the field. To his right appears the heraldic shield emblem of the Dar el-Eloum Faculty, depicting an open book surmounted by a rising sun. The Arabic date '١٩٩٠' (1990) appears at the top of the field, with the founding year '١٨٧١' (1871) to the upper left. A curved Arabic legend in the lower field reads 'العيد المئوى لكلية دار العلوم' (Centennial of the Faculty of Dar el-Eloum), all within a beaded inner border. |
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