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5 Pounds Queen Cleopatra VII
| Issuer | Central Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting a spread-winged vulture facing forward with wings outstretched, rendered in the ancient Egyptian style, with the acronym 'A·R·E' (Arab Republic of Egypt) inscribed across the bird's body. The Arabic legend 'جمهورية مصر العربية' (Arab Republic of Egypt) appears in the upper field, surmounted by a lotus flower. The denomination '5' and 'LE' are inscribed to the left, with their Arabic numeral equivalents '٥' to the right. Dual dates appear in the lower field: Hijri year '1414' and Gregorian year '1993' in both Western and Eastern Arabic numerals. Mint marks 'E' and 'CC' appear in the lower exergue, with a reeded border encircling the entire design. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued the same year Egypt was aggressively expanding its commemorative program to generate hard currency through collector sales abroad, this piece targets the international bullion-collector market rather than domestic circulation. Cleopatra VII ruled a kingdom already hollowed out by Roman financial dependency — her treasury was, by the final decade of her reign, effectively collateral for Roman military support.
The .999 fineness is atypical for Egyptian commemoratives of this period, most of which used .720 or .925 silver.