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5 Pounds Egyptian Society of Engineers
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse lettering | ٥ جنيهات ١٤١٦ ١٩٩٥ جمهورية مصر العربية (Translation: 5 Pounds 1995 1416 Arab Republic of Egypt) |
| Reverse description | Central design features a seated ancient Egyptian statue, depicted in the classic pharaonic style on a pedestal, positioned to the left of center. Behind the figure, a stylized triangular architectural element — suggestive of an engineer's drafting tool or a roofline — rises above the statue. To the right of the figure, the Arabic legend 'الهندسة فن الخلود' (Engineering, the art of eternity) appears in two lines. A circular Arabic legend encircles the upper field reading 'العيد الماسي لجمعية المهندسين المصرية' (Diamond Jubilee of the Egyptian Society of Engineers), with the founding inscription 'تأسيس عام ١٩٢٠' (Founded 1920) in the lower exergue. |
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The Egyptian Society of Engineers, founded in 1920, is one of the oldest professional engineering syndicates in the Arab world and played a significant institutional role during the state-led industrialization drives of the Nasser era. Commemorative issues tied to professional syndicates were a recurring feature of Egyptian silver coinage through the 1980s and 1990s, with the Central Bank authorizing relatively modest mintages primarily absorbed by the domestic collector market.
The .720 fineness is characteristic of Egyptian commemoratives from this period — a deliberate step below sterling, keeping production costs manageable without abandoning silver entirely.