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500 Rupees Allama Muhammad Iqbal
| Issuer | Government of Pakistan |
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| Year | 1977 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the large numeral '500' in Arabic-European digits, with the Urdu legend 'حکومت پاکستان' (Government of Pakistan) inscribed above in Nastaliq script. Below the denomination appears the Urdu word 'روپے' (Rupees), and the date '1977' in Western numerals is placed beneath. A decorative wreath of wheat ears frames the lower portion of the field, and a beaded border runs along the rim. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic/Latin |
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Issued to mark the centenary of Allama Iqbal's birth in 1877, this was part of Pakistan's first substantive gold coinage program — a politically charged exercise for a government that had come to power via Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's ouster just months earlier. General Zia ul-Haq's martial law administration moved quickly to associate itself with Iqbal, whose pan-Islamic philosophy and reputation as the intellectual father of Pakistan provided useful legitimacy for a regime short on democratic credentials.
Fineness of .917 places this squarely in the 22-carat standard used across most Commonwealth commemorative gold issues of the period.