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5 Pounds National Women's Council
| Issuer | Central Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a composite allegorical composition in the central field: the Great Sphinx of Giza recumbent in the foreground, alongside a tall draped female figure in flowing robes with one arm raised, symbolising Egyptian womanhood. The legend 'عيد المرأة' (Women's Festival) is inscribed in Arabic in the upper field to the left of the figures. Below the main design, a rectangular cartouche bears the inscription 'المجلس القومي للمرأة' (National Women's Council). The date '١٦ مارس' (16 March) appears in Arabic along the lower margin. The entire design is enclosed within a reeded and beaded border. |
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The National Council for Women was established by presidential decree in February 2000, with Suzanne Mubarak appointed as its honorary president — a role she would hold until the 2011 revolution forced her husband from power. This coin, issued the following year, marks the council's founding mandate to advance legal and political participation for Egyptian women, arriving at a moment when Egypt was under sustained international pressure to reform its personal status laws.