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5 Pounds Symbol of Unification
| Issuer | Central Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Currency | Pound (1916-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the Egyptian vulture (neophron) displayed with wings outstretched, talons clasping two circular ornaments, rendered in an ancient Egyptian stylized manner. Above the vulture, the Arabic legend reading 'Arab Republic of Egypt' is inscribed in two lines, surmounted by a stylized lotus blossom. The acronym 'A·R·E' appears in the field between the legend and the bird. The denomination '5 LE' is shown in Latin numerals at the left, with the Arabic numeral '٥' and Arabic abbreviation at the right. Dual dates flank the lower field: '1414' (Hijri) and '1993' (Gregorian) in both Latin and Arabic-Indic numerals. The mint mark 'E / CC' appears in the lower exergue beneath the vulture. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a finely detailed ancient Egyptian relief-style composition depicting the symbolic Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt (Sema-Tawy). Two male figures, representing the personifications of the Nile Delta (Lower Egypt) and Upper Egypt, stand facing one another in profile, each wearing the appropriate crown of their respective region and carrying a staff. Between them, the central motif shows the intertwined heraldic plants of Upper and Lower Egypt — the lotus and papyrus — bound around a sema hieroglyph (lung and trachea symbol of unification). A panel of hieroglyphic inscriptions fills the upper field above the central device. The entire composition rests on a ground line, with papyrus and other plants flanking the lower field, all rendered within a plain inner border enclosed by a reeded outer rim. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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