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  • 1 Pound 1982, KM# 539, Egypt, Egyptair, 50th Anniversary
  • 1 Pound 1982, KM# 539, Egypt, Egyptair, 50th Anniversary
Description

Egyptair is the state-owned flag carrier of Egypt. The airline is headquartered at Cairo International Airport, its main hub, operating scheduled passenger and freight services to 70 destinations in the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Egyptair is a member of Star Alliance.

Under the slogan “A long history … A bright future,” Egyptair celebrated its 90th anniversary. The national company was established on May 7, 1932, to be the first operating airline in the Middle East and Africa and the seventh airline in the world.

The company started its operation in the name of Misr Airwork in 1932 until 1941, and then it was renamed as MisrAir until 1960 when it was rebranded as the United Arab Airlines following the establishment of the United Arab Republic between Egypt and Syria. Since then, it is named as Egyptair.

Obverse

Depicts a stylized logo of Egyptair (Head of Horus) on a globe, date above. The inscription "Golden Jubilee of Egyptair) below.

Horus in Ancient Egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably god of kingship and the sky. He was worshipped from at least the late prehistoric Egypt until the Ptolemaic Kingdom and Roman Egypt. Different forms of Horus are recorded in history, and these are treated as distinct gods by Egyptologists. These various forms may be different manifestations of the same multi-layered deity in which certain attributes or syncretic relationships are emphasized, not necessarily in opposition but complementary to one another, consistent with how the Ancient Egyptians viewed the multiple facets of reality. He was most often depicted as a falcon, most likely a lanner falcon or peregrine falcon, or as a man with a falcon head.

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العيد الذهبي لشركة مصر للطيران

Reverse

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

جمهورية مصر العربية
جنيه واحد
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Edge

1 Pound

Egyptair
50th Anniversary

Subscribe series
KM# 539
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Silver
Fineness 0.720
Weight 15 g
Diameter 35 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Mint
Cairo Mint

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