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Medal - Farouk I University
| Location | Egypt |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts in left-facing profile of King Farouk I wearing a fez and Alexander the Great wearing a diadem with serpent, set above a scene depicting an ancient galley approaching the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Decorative Arabic calligraphic scrollwork fills the right field. The design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Greek/Arabic |
| Obverse lettering | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ فاروق الأول ملك مصر (Translation: King Alexander Farouk I King of Egypt) |
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