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  • 1 Pound 2004, KM# 934, Egypt, 50th Anniversary of the Military Industry of Egypt
  • 1 Pound 2004, KM# 934, Egypt, 50th Anniversary of the Military Industry of Egypt
Description

As World War II had approached its end, Egypt obtained possession of a large quantity and assortment of armaments left behind by Nazi Germany. It possessed large stockpiles of 8mm Mauser ammunition that had been manufactured by a number of Axis countries and allies. Egypt decided to manufacture a semi-automatic main battle rifle, and so purchased the tooling and plans for the Swedish Ag m/42 rifle. They re-engineered this rifle to use the 8mm Mauser cartridge and added a gas adjustment valve. This rifle was called the Hakim, and Egypt manufactured and fielded it from the early 1950s until about 1961. They also briefly manufactured another reengineered Ag m/42, this time chambered for the 7.62×39mm Soviet cartridge, called the Rasheed. These guns were replaced in the 1960s by the Maadi AK-47 a licensed copy of the widely distributed Soviet automatic assault rifle.

During the late 1950s Egypt built the Jabal Hamzah ballistic missile test and launch facility to test-fire and to experiment with the indigenously built Al Zafir and Al Kahir SRBMs.

Obverse

Depicts an Egyptian War Chariot surrounded by the inscriptions "Golden Jubilee of Military Production" above and the date below.

In ancient Egyptian society chariotry stood as an independent unit in the King’s military force. Chariots are thought to have been first used as a weapon in Egypt by the Hyksos in the 16th century BC. The Egyptians then developed their own chariot design. The best known and preserved textual evidence about Egyptian chariots in action was from the Battle of Kadesh during the reign of Ramses II, which was probably the largest single chariot battle in history.

العيد الذهبي للانتاج الحربي
اكتوبر ٢٠٠٤

Reverse

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

جمهورية مصر العربية
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جنيه
١٤٢٥ ـ ٢٠٠٤

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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