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5 Pounds Nefretari
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1994 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device features a stylized Egyptian vulture with wings outstretched, facing left, rendered in an ancient Egyptian artistic style. Above the bird, the Arabic legend جمهورية مصر العربية (Arabic Republic of Egypt) is inscribed in two lines, surmounted by a lotus flower motif. The abbreviation A·R·E appears prominently in the field within the arc of the bird's wings. The denomination 5 / LE appears to the left and its Arabic equivalent ٥ / جـ to the right, with dual dates 1994 / 1415 in Western and Arabic-Indic numerals flanking the design vertically. The mint mark E / CC appears in the exergue below the vulture, all within a segmented beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 1415 (1994) - ١٤١٥ - ١٩٩٤ Proof |
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Issued to coincide with the UNESCO-led restoration campaign for the tomb of Nefertari in the Valley of the Queens, which concluded in 1992 after a decade of work by the Getty Conservation Institute. The tomb's painted walls had been deteriorating for over a century, and the international effort to stabilize them was among the most technically complex conservation projects ever undertaken in Egypt.
The series drew on that renewed visibility for ancient Theban monuments. KM#757 is part of a broader run of Egyptian commemorative silver from this period targeting the collector export market rather than domestic circulation.