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[[Image:Egypt 1970 pound obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | [[Image:Egypt 1970 pound obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
[[Image:Egypt 1970 pound rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]] | [[Image:Egypt 1970 pound rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
| − | In 1958 [[Egypt]], under Gamal Nasser, solidified its solidarity with some other Arab countries by joining in a formal alliance with [[Syria]]. Thus, from 1958-1971, Egypt became officially the 'United Arab Republic'. The | + | In 1958 [[Egypt]], under Gamal Nasser, solidified its solidarity with some other Arab countries by joining 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 with purges of the Egyptian political system by Anwar Sadat. The coin shown is a silver one pound commemorating the death of president Nasser. It is accompanied by silver fifty piastres (KM 423), a gold one pound (KM 426) and five pounds ([[Egypt 1970 5 pounds|KM 428]]). |
''Recorded mintage:'' 400,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 400,000. | ||
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| + | * [[Egypt 1968 pound|AH 1387/1968 pound, Aswan Dam]] | ||
| + | * [[Egypt 1970 50 piastres|AH 1390/1970 50 piastres, death of Nasser]] | ||
* [[Egypt 1970 pound KM-424|1970-72 pound, Al Akzhar mosque]] | * [[Egypt 1970 pound KM-424|1970-72 pound, Al Akzhar mosque]] | ||
| − | * [[Egypt 1970 5 pounds|AH 1390 | + | * [[Egypt 1970 pound Fr-126|AH 1390/1970 gold pound, death of Nasser]] |
| + | * [[Egypt 1970 5 pounds|AH 1390/1970 5 pounds, death of Nasser]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1970]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1970]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Egypt]] | * return to coins of [[Egypt]] | ||
[[Category: Silver crowns of Africa]][[Category: Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | [[Category: Silver crowns of Africa]][[Category: Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:37, 9 January 2024
In 1958 Egypt, under Gamal Nasser, solidified its solidarity with some other Arab countries by joining 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 with purges of the Egyptian political system by Anwar Sadat. The coin shown is a silver one pound commemorating the death of president Nasser. It is accompanied by silver fifty piastres (KM 423), a gold one pound (KM 426) and five pounds (KM 428).
Recorded mintage: 400,000.
Specification: 25 g, 0.72 fine silver, 0.5787 oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 425.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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