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  • 50 Qirsh 2007-2021, KM# 942.2, Egypt
  • 50 Qirsh 2007-2021, KM# 942.2, Egypt
  • 50 Qirsh 2007-2021, KM# 942.2, Egypt, Varieties
Description

Varieties exist:

Obverse
Die 1 - thin script, all mutual dots are separated
Die 2 - thick script, all mutual dots are connected

Reverse
Die A - thin script, letter 'mem' with a hook at the bottom
Die B - thick script, letter 'mem' ends straight

Obverse

Bust of Cleopatra left in formal headdress dividing dates.

Cleopatra VII Philopator (69-30 BC), known to history simply as Cleopatra, was the last active pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt, briefly survived as pharaoh by her son Caesarion. After her reign, Egypt became a province of the recently established Roman Empire.

Cleopatra was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, a family of Macedonian Greek origin that ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great's death during the Hellenistic period. Cleopatra originally ruled jointly with her father Ptolemy XII Auletes, and later with her brothers Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV, whom she married as per Egyptian custom, but eventually she became sole ruler. As pharaoh, she consummated a liaison with Julius Caesar that solidified her grip on the throne.

After Caesar's assassination in 44 BC, she aligned with Mark Antony in opposition to Caesar's legal heir Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (later known as Augustus). Antony committed suicide after losing the Battle of Actium to Octavian's forces, and Cleopatra followed suit.

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Reverse

Stylized state name (Arab Republic of Egypt), denomination below.

جمهورية مصر العربية
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قرشا
50 PIASTRES

Edge

50 Qirsh (Piastres)

Small Type, Magnetic
KM# 942.2 Schön# 678
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Characteristics
Material Brass Plated Steel
Weight 6.5 g
Diameter 23 mm
Thickness 2.3 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Alt # Schön# 678.1, Schön# 678.2
Mint
Cairo Mint

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