Country:

Egypt

Series:

1984~Today - Arab Republic (Circulation)

Catalog codes:

World Coins km 734

Themes:

Chains | Geometric Shapes

Issued on:

1993

Last issue date:

1993

Distribution:

Standard Circulation

Mints:

Mint of Cairo, Egypt

Composition:

Copper-Nickel

Edge:

Reeded/grained

Orientation:

Medal alignment ↑O↑

Shape:

Circular with round hole

Rim:

Raised. Denticulated. Both sides

Weight:

5.2 grams

Diameter:

25 mm

Thickness:

1.5 mm

Face value:

25 pt - Egyptian piastre

Composition Details:

75% copper, 25% nickel

Description:

Front: Circular chain (around hole)
legend: (above, value in Arabic) ٢٥ قــرشا ('a.sh.r.q ←,
qirsha, piastres)
(left/right, spacers) mirrored decorations
(below, Western value) 25 Pt. (piastres)
Back: Circular chain (around hole)
legend: (above, state name) جمهورية مصر العربية
(transliterated: Gomhoreyyet Maṣr el-ʿArabeyya,
translated: Arab Republic of Egypt)
(bottom-left, Western year) ١٩٩٣ (1993)
(bottom, spacer/dash) -
(bottom-right, Arabic, year) ١٤١٣ (1413)
Edge: G – grained, type: with center reeding or small bars