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  • 1 Pound 1979, KM# 489, Egypt, International Year of the Child
  • 1 Pound 1979, KM# 489, Egypt, International Year of the Child
Description

UNESCO proclaimed 1979 as the International Year of the Child. The proclamation was signed on January 1, 1979 by United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim. A follow-up to the 1959 Declaration of the Rights of the Child, the proclamation was intended to draw attention to problems that affected children throughout the world, including malnutrition and lack of access to education. Many of these efforts resulted in the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989.

Obverse

Depicts a sitting woman (right) breastfeeding a baby left of the abbreviation (IYC) and the logo (playing child in front of the wreath) of the International Year of the Child. FAO motto 'Nutrition and Health' on the left, an arc of food (fish, grapes) and tools on the right.

التغذية والصحة
IYC
FAO

Reverse

Denomination divides dates (Gregorian and Hegira), legend "Arab Republic of Egypt" above.

جمهورية مصر العربية
جنيه واحد
١٣٩٩ ١٩٧٩

Edge
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Silver
Fineness 0.720
Weight 15 g
Diameter 35 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Cairo Mint

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