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5 Pounds Om Kalthoum
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the denomination 'خمسة جنيهات' (Five Pounds) inscribed in bold naskh script, flanked below by the dual dates ١٣٩٦ (AH) to the left and ١٩٧٦ (AD) to the right. The country name 'جمهورية مصر العربية' (Arab Republic of Egypt) arcs across the upper field in flowing naskh calligraphy. An ornate arabesque cartouche or floral ornament occupies the lower field, serving as a decorative divider between the two dates. The entire design is contained within a toothed inner border and a reeded rim. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic (naskh) |
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Issued to commemorate Umm Kulthum, who had died the previous year, this piece belongs to a short run of Egyptian commemorative gold struck in the mid-1970s under Sadat's government. Umm Kulthum's funeral in February 1975 drew an estimated four million people into the streets of Cairo — more, by most accounts, than had turned out for Nasser himself four years earlier. The Egyptian state's decision to honor her on a gold coin was less a cultural gesture than a political calculation: she had spent the last years of her life fundraising concerts for the Egyptian military following the 1967 defeat.