Egypt 1982 pound KM-544

Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, lot 74383

This specimen was lot 74383 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $129. The catalog description^[1] noted, "EGYPT. Pound, AH 1402/1982. Cairo Mint. NGC MS-66." Other one pound NCLT's for 1982 included KM 539 (airlines anniversary), KM 540 (Al Azhar mosque, silver), KM 541 (Al Azhar mosque, gold), KM 542 (air force anniversary, silver) and KM 543 (air force anniversary, gold). This one honored the 50th Anniversary of the Egyptian Products Co. We assume this is one of the many state owned enterprises in Egypt, operated to provide patronage and graft for insiders. This design also appeared on a copper-nickel ten piastres (KM 599).

Recorded mintage: 5,000 plus 2,000 proofs.

Specification: 15 g, 0.720 fine silver, 35 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-559.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.

Link to:

• 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
• AH 1403/1982 gold pound, 50th anniversary of the air force
• AH 1404/1984 pound, Helwan University, Faculty of Fine Arts
• Coins and currency dated 1982