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Medal - Tutankhamun Commemorative Collection Khufu
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Obverse description | Three Egyptian pyramids in relief occupy the lower half of the field, their triangular forms receding into a desert horizon. The upper field and lower exergue are filled with panels of incuse hieroglyphic inscriptions arranged in vertical columns, evoking an ancient temple wall inscription. |
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| Reverse description | Colourised bust of Pharaoh Khufu facing front, wearing the red Double Crown with a uraeus and an elaborate polychrome usekh collar. Hieroglyphic cartouches flank the portrait in the background field, and a decorative border of alternating red and blue roundels frames the colourised central insert. The legend KHUFU appears in the lower exergue in raised Latin lettering. |
| Reverse script | Latin/Hieroglyphic |
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