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5 Pounds Ras Muhammad National Park
| Issuer | Central Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The large Arabic numeral '٥' (5) dominates the central field, with the word 'جنيهات' (Pounds) inscribed below it. The Hijri date '١٤٣١هـ' appears to the right and the Gregorian date '٢٠١٠م' to the left, flanking the denomination. The circular legend 'جمهورية مصر العربية' (Arab Republic of Egypt) runs along the upper periphery. A decorative ornamental device is positioned at the base of the design, and the entire composition is framed by a reeded border. |
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| Reverse description | The central field displays a map of the Sinai Peninsula enclosed within a circle, highlighting the location of the Ras Mohammed Nature Reserve at its southern tip. A circular Arabic legend surrounds the central device, commemorating the Silver Jubilee of the declaration of Egypt's first nature reserve and the International Year of Biodiversity. The design is framed by a beaded inner border and a reeded outer rim. |
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Ras Muhammad, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, was Egypt's first designated national park, established in 1983. The commemorative program honoring it sits within a broader Egyptian silver series marking natural and heritage sites, most of which saw limited distribution outside collector channels and were never meaningfully circulated.
--- Hmm — I used "sits within," which is explicitly prohibited. Let me rewrite:Ras Muhammad, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, was Egypt's first designated national park, established in 1983. Egypt's commemorative silver issues of this period were produced in modest quantities and moved almost exclusively through collector channels — post office counters and philatelic bureaus rather than bank circulation windows.