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  • 1 Pound 2002, KM# 904, Egypt, 100th Anniversary of the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
  • 1 Pound 2002, KM# 904, Egypt, 100th Anniversary of the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
Description

The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum or the Cairo Museum, is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display and the remainder in storerooms. Built in 1901 by the Italian construction company, Garozzo-Zaffarani, to a design by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon, the edifice is one of the largest museums in the region.

Obverse

Depicts the building of museum behind it one hundred with a ribbon intertwine, dates above and the inscriptions "Egyptian museum" in Arabic and English below.

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100
المتحف المصري
EGYPTIAN MUSEUM

Reverse

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

جمهورية مصر العربية
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جنيه
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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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