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5 Pounds Italia 1990
| Issuer | Central Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Weight | 17.5 g |
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| Obverse description | The Eagle of Saladin, Egypt's national emblem, displayed with wings spread and facing forward, occupies the central field, with a shield on its breast bearing the national colours. The denomination '5 LE' and the abbreviation 'ARE' appear above the eagle in the upper field. The dual dates AH 1410 and AD 1990 are inscribed at the upper periphery in Arabic and Western numerals respectively. An Arabic legend encircles the design, reading 'جمهورية مصر العربية' (Arab Republic of Egypt) to the sides and 'كأس العالم الرابع عشر لكرة القدم' (14th Football World Championship) along the lower border, all within a beaded inner border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued to commemorate the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy, this coin was part of Egypt's broader participation in the global commemorative boom that accompanied Italia '90 — one of the most-watched tournaments in the competition's history, notable for its defensive play and record-low scoring average. Egypt's national team had qualified for that tournament, their first World Cup appearance since 1934, making the issue carry domestic resonance beyond mere collector appeal.
The .900 silver specification places it within the older sterling-adjacent fineness standard Egypt favored for commemoratives of this period, rather than the .999 fine silver that would become near-universal in the following decade.