10 Qirsh 1st anniversary of UAR

10 Qirsh (1st anniversary of UAR) - obverse10 Qirsh (1st anniversary of UAR) - reverse

Obverse © T. El-Hashimy (CC BY-NC-SA) – Reverse © yvevmax (CC BY)

Features

Issuer Egypt
Period United Arab Republic (1958-1971)
Type Circulating commemorative coin
Year 1378 (1959)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value 10 Piastres (0.10 EGP)
Currency Pound (1916-date)
Composition Silver (.720) (Copper .280)
Weight 7 g
Diameter 25 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
37356
References KM# 392,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
MHC# 502
Magdy Hanafy; 2015. موسوعة وكتالوج العملات المصرية - العملات المعدنية = Encyclopedia & Catalogue of Egyptian Money - The Egyptian Coins. Friends Group For Philately & Numismatics, Cairo.

Commemorative issue

First Anniversary of U.A.R. Founding

Series: UAR- Salaheldin Eagle

Obverse

Script: Arabic

Lettering: الجمهورية العربية المتحدة

Translation: United Arab Republic

Designer: Ahmad Ibrahim Barhouma

Reverse

Rev: 22 February 1958 (1st anniv. founding of the UAR)

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
تذكار قيام الجمهورية العربية المتحدة
٢٢ فبراير ١٩٥٨
١٠
قروش
١٩٥٩ ١٣٧٨

Translation:
Commemorating the rise of the United Arab Republic
22 February 1958
10 Qirsh
1378 1959

Designer: Ahmad Ibrahim Barhouma

Edge

Reeded

10 Qirsh (1st anniversary of UAR) -  obverse

© T. El-Hashimy (CC BY-NC-SA)

Mint

Egyptian Mint Authority (مصلحة سك العملة المصرية), Cairo, Egypt (1954-date)

Comments

On the first anniversary of foundation of the United Arab Republic (Union between Egypt and Syria) two silver commemorative coins for circulation were issued, this coin and the other one is 50 Syrian piastres (See references)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1378 (1959)  500 000 $ 6.10 $ 6.10 $ 6.10 ١٣٧٨ - ١٩٥٩

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