Egypt 1979 5 piastres

from the Ma'adi Collection

Egypt reconstituted herself as the Arab Republic of Egypt in 1971 (1391 AH), abandoning the title 'United Arab Republic'. Coins were reissued from this year with the modified title. The example shown is a copper-nickel five piastres, celebrating the Year of the Child. It is an International Year of the Child issue. The design was also used on a silver pound (KM 489).

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.

Specification: copper-nickel, 25 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 484.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1977 5 piastres F.A.O.
• 1977 5 piastres - 1971 Corrective Revolution
• 1977 pound F.A.O.
• AH 1398/1978 pound F.A.O.
• AH 1399/1979 5 milliemes
• AH 1399/1979 10 milliemes
• AH 1399/1979 10 piastres, National Education Day
• 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 1399/1979 5 pounds, Land Reform Bank
• Coins and currency dated 1979
• return to coins of Egypt