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Monetary unit: Egyptian pound = 100 piastres. Coins in circulation: 25, 50 piastres and 1 Egyptian pound.
Coins in circulation:
25 piastres. Obverse: In the center, in a circle - the denomination in Arabic, in the lower part of the Coin in a semicircle - the year of issue in the Hijri and Gregorian style. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription in Arabic: ARAB REPUBLIC EGYPT. Reverse: In the center, in a circle - the denomination in Arabic numerals, in the lower part of the Coin in a semicircle - denomination in English: 25 PT. At the top of the coin there is a semicircular inscription in Arabic. Hijri year 1429 (2008). Nickel plated steel. Diameter - 21,00 mm., Thickness - 1,89 mm. The weight - 4,50 g. Corrugated edge. This type of coin was produced in 2008-2010.
50 piastres. Obverse: In the center - the denomination in Arabic, at the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription in Arabic: ARABIAN REPUBLIC OF EGYPT, in the lower part in a semicircle - denomination in English: 50 PIASTRES. Reverse: In the center - the image of Cleopatra VII (69 BC - 30 BC), the last Egyptian queen from the Ptolemaic dynasty; on the right and left - the year of issue of the Coin in the Hijri and Gregorian style. Brass clad steel. Diameter - 23,00 mm., Thickness - 2,30 mm. The weight - 6,50 g. Corrugated edge. This type of coin was produced in 2007 - 2010, 2012 The coin is not yet in the FMD funds.
1 Egyptian pound. Obverse: In the center - the denomination in Arabic, in the upper part of the Coin in a semicircle there is an Arabic inscription: ARABIAN REPUBLIC OF EGYPT, in the lower part - between the Hijri date and the Gregorian style - the denomination in English: ONE POUND. Reverse side: In the center - the image of the golden death mask of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, framed by the national ornament. Tutankhamun (literally - "the living image of Amun"; throne name - Nebhepru-ra), the pharaoh of the New Kingdom era (XVIII dynasty), ruled ca. 1400 - 1392 BC NS. Along the edge of the Coin there is a pattern of lotus flowers. 2007 Bimetal: ring - steel plated with nickel, insert - steel plated with brass. Diameter - 25,00 mm., Thickness - 2,50 mm. The weight - 8,50 g. Corrugated edge. This type of coin was produced in 2007-2010.
1 Egyptian pound "The new branch of the Suez Canal." Obverse: In the center - the denomination in Arabic, at the top of the Coin, in a semicircle, the Arabic inscription: جمهورية مصر العربية (Arab Republic of Egypt), in the lower part - between the Hijri date and the Gregorian style - the denomination in English: ONE POUND. Reverse: In the center - the image of two ships, above the text: قناة السويس (Suez Canal), below - الجديدة (new). Along the edge of the Coin there is a pattern of lotus flowers. The year of Hijri is 1436 (2015). Bimetal: ring - steel plated with copper-nickel alloy (75% copper, 25% nickel), insert - steel plated with brass (92% copper + 8% aluminum). Diameter - 25,00 mm., Thickness - 2,50 mm. The weight - 8,50 g. Corrugated edge. The only year of release. Circulation - 40 (000 million).
COINS RARELY MEETING IN CIRCULATION:
Coins in denominations of 5 and 10 piastres, being legal tender, are practically not found in circulation, they are sold in the form of souvenir sets at prices significantly higher than the face value, and in souvenir sets they are sold as new, modified Coins with a reduced Diameter in size and weight, as well as Coins of older issues, of a larger size, as well as coins that have long been withdrawn from circulation.
5 piastres. Obverse: In the center - the denomination in Arabic, below, on the left and on the right - the year of issue in the Hijri and Gregorian style. At the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription in Arabic: ARAB REPUBLIC EGYPT. Reverse side: In the center - an image of a vessel with a national ornament. Hijri year 1429 (2008). Nickel plated steel. Diameter - 18,00 cm. The weight - 2,10 g. Smooth edge. The only year of release. A coin of similar design was also produced in brass in 1992 (Diameter - 21,00 mm., Thickness - 1,48 mm., The weight - 3,20 year) and in 2004 (Diameter - 18,00 mm., The weight - 1,95 year).
10 piastres. Obverse: At the bottom of the Coin - the denomination in Arabic, below, on the left and on the right - the year of issue in the Hijri and Gregorian style. At the top of the Coin there is an Arabic inscription: ARAB REPUBLIC EGYPT. Reverse: In the center - the Mosque of Mohammed Ali in the citadel of Salah ad-Din (Cairo). Hijri year 1429 (2008). Nickel plated steel. Diameter - 19,00 cm. The weight - 3,40 g. Smooth edge. The only year of release. A coin of similar design was also issued in 1984 from a copper-nickel alloy (Diameter - 25,00 mm., Thickness - 1,30 mm., The weight - 4,50 year) and in 1992 from aluminum bronze (Diameter - 23, .00 mm., Thickness - 1,90 mm, The weight - 4,90 year).
50 piastres. Obverse: In the center - the denomination in Arabic, at the top of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription in Arabic: ARABIAN REPUBLIC OF EGYPT, in the lower part in a semicircle - denomination in English: 50 PIASTRES. Reverse: In the center - the image of Cleopatra VII (69 BC - 30 BC), the last Egyptian queen from the Ptolemaic dynasty; on the right and left - the year of issue of the Coin in the Hijri and Gregorian style. Hijri year 1426 (2005). Brass (92% copper + 8% aluminum). Diameter - 25,00 mm. The weight - 6,50 g. Corrugated edge. The only year of release. In 2005, an aluminum bronze coin of similar design but smaller size was also issued (Diameter 22,91 mm., Thickness - 2,37 mm., The weight - 6,44 year).
1 Egyptian pound. Obverse: In the center - the denomination in Arabic, in the upper part of the Coin in a semicircle there is an Arabic inscription: ARABIAN REPUBLIC OF EGYPT, in the lower part - between the Hijri date and the Gregorian style - the denomination in English: ONE POUND. Reverse side: In the center - the image of the golden death mask of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, framed by the national ornament. Tutankhamun (literally - "the living image of Amun"; throne name - Nebhepru-ra), the pharaoh of the New Kingdom era (XVIII dynasty), ruled ca. 1400 - 1392 BC NS. Along the edge of the Coin there is a pattern of lotus flowers. Hijri year 1426 (2005). Bimetal: ring - copper-nickel alloy (75% copper, 25% nickel), insert - brass (92% copper + 8% aluminum). Diameter - 25,00 mm., Thickness - 2,50 mm. The weight - 8,50 g. Corrugated edge. The only year of release.
