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* [[Egypt 1977 pound|1977 pound F.A.O.]]
 
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* [[Egypt 1979 pound KM-489|AH 1399/1979 pound, F.A.O./International Year of the Child]]
 
* [[Egypt 1979 pound KM-490|AH 1399/1979 pound, National Education Day]]
 
* [[Egypt 1979 pound KM-490|AH 1399/1979 pound, National Education Day]]
 
* [[Egypt 1979 pound Fr-139|1979 gold pound, Bank of Land Reform]]
 
* [[Egypt 1979 pound Fr-139|1979 gold pound, Bank of Land Reform]]

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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 ten piastres. It celebrates National Education Day along with a silver pound (KM 490).

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.

Specification: 6 g, copper-nickel, 27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 486.

Source:

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

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