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.
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.