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5 Qirsh National Bank of Egypt 75th Anniversary
| Issuer | Central Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Currency | Pound (1916-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a stylised lotus or flame-topped ornamental device above the Arabic legend 'جمهورية مصر العربية' (Arab Republic of Egypt) in two lines. Below, the denomination '٥ قروش' (5 Qirsh) is prominently displayed in large Arabic numerals. The dual dates '١٣٩٣' (Hijri) and '١٩٧٣' (Gregorian) flank the lower field to left and right respectively. A circular commemorative legend reading 'العيد الماسي للبنك الأهلي المصري' (Diamond Jubilee of the National Bank of Egypt) runs along the upper periphery in Arabic script. The design is framed by a decorative border of alternating dashes and dots. |
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| Mintage | 1393 (1973) - ١٣٩٣ - ١٩٧٣ - 1,000,000 |
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The National Bank of Egypt was founded in 1898 under a concession granted by the Khedivial government, originally as a private institution with heavy British shareholder involvement — a detail that made its 75th anniversary a somewhat pointed occasion to commemorate, given Egypt had by 1973 been under Nasser's nationalization policies for nearly two decades. The bank had been fully absorbed into the state apparatus in 1960, folding its central banking functions into what became the Central Bank of Egypt in 1961.
The 1973 issue appeared the same year as the October War against Israel.