Egypt 1980 pound KM-508

This specimen was issued by Egypt to commemorate the signing of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty. The one pound denomination has typically been used for various commemorative issues. There was a concurrent issue of gold five pounds (KM 517), gold pound (KM 509), gold ten pounds (KM 519) and copper-nickel 10 piastres (KM 504).

Recorded mintage: 95,000.

Specification: 15 g, 0.720 fine silver, 0.3472 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 508.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• AH 1399/1979 pound, F.A.O./International Year of the Child
• AH 1399/1979 pound, National Education Day
• AH 1399/1979 pound, Land Reform Bank
• AH 1400/1980 10 piastres, Doctor's Day
• AH 1400/1980 gold pound, Peace Treaty
• AH 1400/1980 pound, applied professions
• AH 1400/1980 pound, Doctor's Day
• AH 1400/1980 pound, F.A.O.
• AH 1400/1980 5 pounds, Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty
• AH 1400/1980 10 pounds, Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty
• AH 1401/1981 gold pound, 3rd anniversary of the reopening of the Suez Canal
• AH 1402/1981 gold pound, centennial of the revolt of Arabi Pasha
• Coins and currency dated 1980
• return to coins of Egypt