5 Pounds Suez Canal Nationalization

€1.00
IssuerEgypt
Year1981
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value5 Pounds
CurrencyPound (1916-date)
CompositionGold (.875)
Weight26 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#537, Fr#71, MHC#1417
Obverse descriptionDenomination divides dates (Hegira and Gregorian), legend `Arab Republic of Egypt` above.
Obverse scriptArabic
Obverse letteringجمهورية مصر العربية خمسة جنيهات ١٤٠١ ١٩٨١
(Translation: Arab Republic of Egypt One Pound 1981 1401)
Reverse descriptionPharaonic ship carries men below map of Suez Canal between (left) grain spikes (ears), modern flag of Egypt (right) and dates (1956-1981) all of them between two arced branches. The inscription `The Silver Jubilee of the Nationalization of the Suez Canal Company` above.
Reverse scriptArabic
Reverse letteringالعيد الفضي لتاميم قناة السويس ١٩٥٦ ١٩٨١
(Translation: Silver Jubilee of the Nationalisation of the Suez Canal 1981 1956)
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1401 (1981)  - ١٤٠١ - ١٩٨١ , Melt:72 ; Left :928 - 1 000
Catalog ID8165039940
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