5 pounds - 100th Anniversary of Dar Al Hilal Publishing House (1992)

Features

Denomination 5 pounds
Catalog Number KM# 808
Weight (g) 17.5
Diameter (mm) 37.2
Thickness (mm) 2
Shape: Round
Composition: Silver (0.720)
Not Magnetic
Metal Value (USD) 9.61
Currency Value (USD) 0.1
Orientation Medal orientation ↑↑
Commemorative
Non Circulating
Calendar Hijri (Islamic)

Obverse

Description:
A bust of Taha Hussein (right).
Taha Hussein (1889–1973) was one of the most influential 20th-century Egyptian writers and intellectuals, and a figurehead for the Egyptian Renaissance and the modernist movement in the Middle East and North Africa. His sobriquet was "The Dean of Arabic Literature" (Arabic: عميد الأدب العربي).

Reverse

Lettering:
١٨٩٢ العيد المئوي لدار الهلال ١٩٩٢
خمسة دار الهلال جنيهات
جمهورية مصر العربية
١٤١٣ - ١٩٩٢


Description:
A mosque lamp within Al-Hilal that is a symbol of illumination, divided denomination and country name "Arab Republic of Egypt", dates (Hegira and Gregorian) below. Inscription "100th Anniversary of Dar Al Hilal Publishing House (1892-1992)" above.

Edge

Description:
Milled
Year Mintage Comment Rarity
1413 (1992) 6,000 Cairo Mint Unknown

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