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  • 5 Pounds 1987, KM# 617a, Egypt, Parliament Museum
  • 5 Pounds 1987, KM# 617a, Egypt, Parliament Museum
Description

For the preservation of the rich Egyptian legacy of parliamentary & political practice, the House of Representatives Museum was established inside the parliament building, a museum that ranks first among the parliament museums of the world as it includes monumental copies of the oldest governing systems, legislations, regulations and treaties in the history of humanity.

The museum occupies two large halls of the council building. In the first hall acquisitions were organized starting from the Pharaonic age where there are copies of the most important legislations and documents along the Pharaonic ages written on papyrus or inscribed in stone.

There are also copies of the Coptic and Islamic ages in Egypt, then reaching modern Egypt in which modern ruling systems were deeply-rooted i.e.: ministry, parliament, local rule along two decades, until the July 23, 1952 Revolution, at last reaching current time.

As for the second half of the museum it contains oil paintings & statues of Egypt's rulers of the Mohammed Ali dynasty. The second part of the hall has in its center the royal carriage of the king of Egypt before the revolution that used to carry him from Abdeen Palace to the parliament-hall.

There are also lots of documents and photos of the committee which set the 1923 constitution - one of the important constitutions in the modern history of Egypt.

There are also photos of all presidents of the parliament in Egypt in chronological order since Ismael Ragheb the first president of the Advisory Council of Representatives in 1866, along with photos the political leaders of Egypt in the modern stage such as Ahmad Orabi, Mustafa Kamel, Mohamed Fareed and Saad Zaghloul.

Obverse

Depicts lots of scroll documents and quill as copies of the most important legislation and documents from 1886 (establishment) to 1986 behind it the royal carriage of the king of Egypt before the revolution that used to carry him from Abdeen Palace to the parliament-hall (right), some men (left) and in the background the parliament building with coat of arms.

The coat of arms used by the United Arab Republic featured the Pan-Arab colours of the flag of the United Arab Republic (in vertical form) on a shield carried by the Eagle of Saladin. Below, a scroll has the Arabic text for "United Arab Republic".

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Reverse

Calligraphic art country name "Arab Republic of Egypt" in center divided denomination, dates (Hegira and Gregorian) below, inscription "Parliament Museum" above.

متحف تاريخ الحياة البرلمانية فى مصر
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جمهورية مصر العربية
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Edge
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Gold
Fineness 0.875
Weight 26 g
Diameter 33 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Cairo Mint

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