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5 Pounds Physician's Day
| Issuer | Central Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse lettering | جمهورية مصر العربية خمسة جنيهات ١٤٠٠ ١٩٨٠ (Translation: Arab Republic of Egypt 5 Pounds 1980 1400) |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a central device depicting the seated statue of Imhotep, the ancient Egyptian physician and polymath, shown in three-quarter view upon a plinth inscribed with the date '18 March' in Arabic. Imhotep holds a staff in his right hand, with a crescent-and-bowl medical symbol and a stack of bricks to his left, and a cartouche bearing the name of Allah above. Surrounding the central motif, Arabic inscriptions in the field read 'For the construction of Qasr Al-Aini' arcing to the upper left, with 'Day of the Egyptian Physician' appearing along the lower arc. The design is enclosed within a segmented inner border matching that of the obverse. |
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| Mintage | 1400 (1980) - ١٤٠٠ - ١٩٨٠ Melted:841, Left: 159 - 1,000 |
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