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5 Qirsh Corrective Revolution
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1977-1979 |
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| Weight | 4.5 g |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse lettering | ١٥ مايو ١٩٧١ (Translation: May 15, 1971) |
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The "Corrective Revolution" commemorated here refers to Anwar Sadat's bloodless intra-party coup of May 1971, in which he outmaneuvered the Nasserist old guard — arresting Ali Sabri and several cabinet ministers in a single night — and consolidated his own authority over the Arab Socialist Union. Egypt issued this denomination across multiple years precisely because the Corrective Revolution became a recurring commemorative theme under Sadat, appearing on coinage throughout the decade as he systematically rebranded Egyptian political identity away from Nasser's shadow.