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Pope Shenouda III
| Location | Egypt |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Period | Arab Republic of Egypt (1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bust of Pope Shenouda III facing three-quarters right, wearing his traditional papal crown and vestments, with a full beard rendered in fine detail. A Coptic-script legend curves around the upper and lower periphery of the field, with a numeral in the left field indicating his ordinal number as the 117th Pope of Alexandria. |
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| Obverse lettering | ⲡⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲃⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩ ⲣⲓⲍ· ⲫⲟⲗ |
| Reverse description | Central depiction of the Papal headquarters building in Cairo rendered in detailed relief, set against a radiate sunburst background with a pair of praying hands rising above the dome at top. Two Coptic crosses flank the central design on left and right. An Arabic legend curves along the upper border and a larger Arabic inscription fills the lower portion of the field. |
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