Egypt 5 Pounds 1992

History

5 Pounds 1992, KM# 808, Egypt, 100th Anniversary of Dar Al Hilal Publishing House, Taha Hussein

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

Description

Al-Hilal (Arabic: الهلال, lit. 'the crescent') is a monthly Egyptian cultural and literature magazine. It is among the oldest magazines dealing with arts in the Arab world.

Al-Hilal was founded in 1892 by Jurji Zaydan, a journalist from Beirut who had come to Egypt in the 1880s. The first issue of the monthly was published in September 1892. After Jurji Zaydan's death the journal was edited by his sons, Emile and Shukri Zaydan. Shortly after its start Al-Hilal managed to be a popular magazine along with another magazine Al Muqtataf.

Past issues of Al-Hilal were digitized by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.

Obverse	Person (actor, musician, painter etc.) Taha Hussein Depicts a bust of Taha Hussein (right). Taha Hussein (1889–1973) was one of the most influential 20th-century Egyptian writers and intellectuals, and a figurehead for the Egyptian Renaissance and the modernist movement in the Middle East and North Africa. His sobriquet was "The Dean of Arabic Literature" (Arabic: عميد الأدب العربي). He was nominated for a Nobel Prize in literature fourteen times.
Reverse	Furniture & dishes Oil lamp Depicts a mosque lamp within Al-Hilal that is a symbol of illumination, divided denomination and country name "Arab Republic of Egypt", dates (Hegira and Gregorian) below. Inscription "100th Anniversary of Dar Al Hilal Publishing House (1892-1992)" above. ١٨٩٢ العيد المئوي لدار الهلال ١٩٩٢ خمسة دار الهلال جنيهات جمهورية مصر العربية ١٤١٣ - ١٩٩٢
Edge	Reeded (milled)