Egypt 1973 pound KM-439
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This specimen was lot 3261 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 1393/1973. 1 libra. Presa de Aswan. AG. S/C- [about uncirculated]." During 1958-1971, Egypt was joined officially with Syria as the 'United Arab Republic'. Nasser's sudden death in 1970 sent a shock thru Egypt similar to the assassination of president Kennedy in 1963. 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: 50,000.
Specification: 25 g, 0.720 fine silver, 40 mm diameter, this specimen 25,08 g.
Catalog reference: KM 439.
- 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.
Link to:
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