5 Qirsh International Industrial Fair

€1.00
IssuerEgypt
Year1968
TypeCommemorative circulation coin
Value5 Piastres (0.05 EGP)
CurrencyPound (1916-date)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight4.5 g
Dimensions24.5 mm
Thickness1.4 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#414, MHC#416
Obverse descriptionIn the center of the coin a globe in a toothed crown. Above an inscription in Arabic Below the Christian date and the Muslim date
Obverse scriptArabic
Obverse letteringالجمهوية العربية المتحدة ٥ قروش
(Translation: United Arab Republic 5 Qirsh)
Reverse descriptionIn the center of the coin the face value with the name of the country above and an arabesque below
Reverse scriptArabic
Reverse letteringتذكار سوق القاهرة الدولية الصناعة ١٩٦٨-۱۳۸۸
(Translation: Commemoration of the Cairo International Industrial Fair 1968 1388)
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1388 (1968)  - ۱۳۸۸ - ١٩٦٨ - 500 000
Catalog ID4077247550
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