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5 Pounds Giza Zoo
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Currency | Pound (1916-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central depiction of the main entrance gate of the Giza Zoo, rendered in a detailed architectural style with a columned façade. The Arabic legend 'جمهورية مصر العربية' (Arab Republic of Egypt) arcs around the upper field, flanked by further Arabic inscriptions referencing the centennial anniversary of the Giza Zoo. Below the gate, the denomination '٥' (5) appears prominently in the field, flanked by the founding year '١٨٩١' (1891) and the issue year '١٩٩١' (1991), with the Hijri year '١٤١١' also present. A decorative floral or foliate motif appears beneath the numeral in the lower field. The entire design is framed by a reeded border with a geometric inner rim pattern. |
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| Obverse lettering | ١٩٩١ جمهورية مصر العربية ١٤١١ ١٨٩١ ١٩٩١ ٥ خمسة جنيهات العيد المئوي الحدائق الحيوان بالجيزة (Translation: Arab Republic of Egypt 1411 1991 1991 1891 5 Five Pounds One hundredth Anniversary of the Zoo in Giza) |
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Issued to mark the centennial of the Giza Zoological Gardens, which opened in 1891 under the direction of the Egyptian government with substantial input from the Giza palace grounds of Khedive Ismail. The zoo was among the first established on the African continent and remains one of the oldest in the Middle East.
The .720 fine silver specification places this squarely in Egypt's commemorative coinage policy of the period, which consistently used below-sterling alloys for collector issues — a practical cost decision that kept mintage economics viable without sacrificing the appearance of a silver coin.