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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
EGYPT - 1914 TO DATE |
| Item Description: |
G1PND AH1377//1957 REVOLUTION ANNIVERSARY |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 67 |
| Owner: |
Silvereagle82 |
Owner Comments:
1957 Pound - Design: OBVERSE: Pharaoh Rameses II, with drawn bow and arrow, driving an ancient chariot. Word “EGYPT” is written in hieroglyphics above the horse and in Arabic below the horse. Below the Arabic “EGYPT”, the commemorative date “1952” is inscribed in Arabic script ~ REVERSE: Depicts the winged sun with the Arabic inscription of “REPUBLIC OF EGYPT, ONE POUND” and the date. The date inscription is given according to both Christian and Muslim calendars (A.D. 1957 -1376 A.H.)
Mint: Cairo
Mintage: 10,000
References: KM# 387 / Fr.42
Specifications: mm / 8.5000 g. @ .8750 Gold = .2391 oz AGW
Acquired: February 2006
Notes:
- This coin was issued for the Fifth Anniversary of the Revolution and the formation of the Republic.
- This coin was struck in both red and yellow gold, this specimen is yellow gold.