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50 Pounds Temple of Luxor
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a stylized Egyptian falcon (Horus) with wings fully spread, holding two ankh symbols in its talons, rendered in a manner evoking ancient pharaonic iconography. Above the falcon, a lotus flower motif crowns the design. The Arabic legend جمهورية مصر العربية (Arab Republic of Egypt) arcs across the upper field, flanked by the denomination 50 LE to the left and ٥٠ جـ to the right. The abbreviation A·R·E appears across the falcon's body in the central field. Dual dates are inscribed along the lower rim in both the Hijri calendar (١٤١٥ / 1415) and the Gregorian calendar (١٩٩٤ / 1994), with the mint mark E·CC appearing at the bottom exergue. |
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| Mintage | 1415 (1994) - Proof |
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Egypt's gold commemorative program of the 1990s was driven largely by foreign currency demand rather than domestic circulation, with these issues sold primarily through international numismatic channels and the Egyptian postal authority. The Temple of Luxor series drew on the site's significance as one of the best-preserved cult temples of the New Kingdom, built principally under Amenhotep III around 1400 BC and expanded by Ramesses II.
Struck at .900 fineness rather than the .916 standard common among Gulf-region commemoratives of the same decade — a deliberate choice that kept production costs fractionally lower while remaining within internationally accepted fine gold thresholds.