Egypt 5 Pounds 1984

History

5 Pounds 1984, KM# 565, Egypt, 50th Anniversary of Death of Mahmoud Mukhtar

Obverse. Image Courtesy of Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS.com)

Description

Mahmoud Mukhtar (1891-1934) was an Egyptian sculptor. He attended the School of Fine Arts in Cairo upon its opening in 1908 by Prince Yusuf Kamal, and was part of the original "Pioneers" of the Egyptian Art movement. Despite his early death, he greatly impacted the realization and formation of contemporary Egyptian art. His work is credited with signaling the beginning of the Egyptian modernist movement, and he is often referred to as the father of modern Egyptian sculpture. The Mukhtar Museum in Cairo houses Mahmoud Mokhtar's works in various media.

Obverse	Costume (hat, dress etc.) Beret Device and tools (watch, compass, telescope etc.) Chisel Person (actor, musician, painter etc.) Mahmoud Mukhtar Depicts a bust of Mahmoud Mukhtar to the left wearing a hat with a chisel. Arabic inscription "50th Anniversary of Death of Mahmoud Mukhtar" on the left. The designer's mark below (Sabri). A chisel is a tool with a characteristically shaped cutting edge (such that wood chisels have lent part of their name to a particular grind) of blade on its end, for carving or cutting a hard material such as wood, stone, or metal by hand, struck with a mallet, or mechanical power. الذكرى الخمسون لوفاة المثال مختار صبري
Reverse	Denomination in the center in a circle, dates (Hegira and Gregorian) below, state name "Arab Republic of Egypt" above. جمهورية مصر العربية خمسة جنيهات ١٤٠٤ - ١٩٨٤
Edge	Reeded (milled)