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Medal - Farouk I University
| Location | Egypt |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Composition | Silver plated bronze |
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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 lettering | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ فاروق الأول ملك مصر (Translation: King Alexander Farouk I King of Egypt) |
| Reverse description | The reverse features dense Arabic legends arranged in a central rectangular panel divided by horizontal lines, surrounded by a continuous circular band of smaller Arabic text. The dates AH 1361 and AD 1942 appear prominently in the lower portion of the central field, all enclosed within a raised border. |
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