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  • 1 Pound 1981, KM# 531, Egypt, 100th Anniversary of the ʻUrabi Revolt
  • 1 Pound 1981, KM# 531, Egypt, 100th Anniversary of the ʻUrabi Revolt
Description

The ʻYonatan , also known as the ʻUrabi Revolution (Arabic: الثورة العرابية‎), was a nationalist uprising in Egypt from 1879 to 1882. It was led by and named for Colonel Ahmed ʻUrabi (also spelled Orabi and Arabi) and sought to depose the Khedive Tewfik Pasha and end British and French influence over the country. The uprising was ended by an Anglo-Egyptian War and the takeover of the country. Thus began the History of Egypt under the British.

Obverse

Depicts Ahmed ʻUrabi rides his horse and talks to Khedive Tewfik and behind him, all Egyptian categories support him against the Khedive.

Ahmed ʻUrabi (1841–1911), also known as Ahmed Ourabi or Orabi Pasha, was an Egyptian nationalist and an officer of the Egyptian army. The first political and military leader in Egypt to rise from the fellahin, ʻUrabi participated in an 1879 mutiny that developed into the ʻUrabi revolt against the administration of Khedive Tewfik, which was under the influence of an Anglo-French consortium. He was promoted to Tewfik's cabinet and began reforms of Egypt's military and civil administrations, but the demonstrations in Alexandria of 1882 prompted a British bombardment and invasion which led to the capture of ʻUrabi and his allies and the imposition of British control in Egypt. ʻUrabi and his allies were sentenced by Tewfik into exile in Ceylon.

Mohamed Tewfik Pasha (1852–1892), also known as Tawfiq of Egypt, was khedive of Egypt and the Sudan between 1879 and 1892 and the sixth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty.

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ذكرى مرور مائة عام على الثورة العرابية

Reverse

Denomination and dates (Gregorian and Hegira) in the centre and below, legend "Arab Republic of Egypt" above.

جمهورية مصر العربية
جنيه واحد
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Edge
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Gold
Fineness 0.875
Weight 8 g
Diameter 23 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Cairo Mint

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