Egypt 1968 pound
This specimen was lot 3259 in Aureo y Calicó sale 422 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 23 € (about US$30 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Egipto. AH 1387 (1968). 1 libra. Presa de Asuán. AG. S/C [Aswan Dam, silver pound, uncirculated]." In 1953 the monarchy was ousted by a junta of army officers and the first republic established. After the initial euphoria, the junta, its support waning, decided to participate in the Arab attack on Israel of 1956. This resulted in ignominious defeat and only American intervention saved the regime. In 1958 Egypt, under Gamal Nasser, joined in a formal alliance with Syria. Thus, from 1958-1971, Egypt became officially the 'United Arab Republic'. The alliance with Syria did not last long, and the title was abandoned in 1971 during a purge of the Egyptian political system by Anwar Sadat.
Recorded mintage: 100,000.
Specification: 25 g, 0.720 fine silver, 40 mm diameter, this specimen 25,12 g.
Catalog reference: KM 415.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 422: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.
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- AH 1379/1960 gold pound, Aswan Dam
- AH 1379/1960 gold 5 pounds, Aswan Dam
- AH 1384/1964 50 piastres, Sadd el-Ali Dam
- AH 1384/1964 5 pounds, Sadd el-Ali Dam
- AH 1384/1964 10 pounds, Sadd el-Ali Dam
- AH 1386/1967 10 milliemes
- AH 1386/1967 5 piastres
- AH 1387/1967 10 piastres
- AH 1388/1968 5 pounds, 1400th anniversary of the Koran
- AH 1390/1970 50 piastres, death of Nasser
- AH 1390/1970 silver pound, death of Nasser
- AH 1390/1970 gold pound, death of Nasser
- AH 1359-61 (1970-72) pound, Al Azhar Mosque
- AH 1390/1970 5 pounds, death of Nasser
- Coins and currency dated 1968