5 Qirsh FAO

5 Qirsh (FAO) - obverse5 Qirsh (FAO) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Egypt
Period Arab Republic of Egypt (1971-date)
Type Circulating commemorative coin
Year 1398 (1978)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value 5 Piastres (0.05 EGP)
Currency Pound (1916-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 4.5 g
Diameter 24.5 mm
Thickness 1.3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
7483
References KM# 478,
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.
Schön# 193,
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.
MHC# 428
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

FAO

Obverse

Denomination divides dates, legend above

Lettering:
جمهورية مصر العربية
٥
قروش
١٣٩٨ ١٩٧٨

Translation:
Arab Republic of Egypt
5 Qirsh
1978 1398

Reverse

Woman looking into microscope

Lettering:
الطعام والتدريب للجميع
FAO

Translation: Food and education for all

Edge

Reeded

5 Qirsh (FAO) -  obverse

© Rhonan (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1398 (1978)  1 000 000 $ 1.10 $ 2.30 $ 2.30 $ 2.30 ١٣٩٨ - ١٩٧٨

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