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Medal - Institut d'Égypte 150th Anniversary
| Location | Egypt |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Upper portion features a central ancient Egyptian heraldic emblem depicting a kneeling figure flanked by two vultures standing inward, surmounted by a cartouche-like device with sun discs and uraei, all in relief. Below, ten lines of Latin text record the successive names and dates of the Institut d'Égypte, followed by a dedicatory inscription attributed to Fouad I. Arabic script legend appears at the base of the field. |
| Reverse script | Latin, Arabic |
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