Egypt 5 Pounds 1992

History

5 Pounds 1992, KM# 706, Egypt, Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics, Handball

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

Description

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event played in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain in 1992. Beginning in 1994, the International Olympic Committee decided to hold the games in alternating even-numbered years; as a result, the 1992 Summer Olympics were the last competition to be staged in the same year as the Winter Olympics. The games were the first to be unaffected by boycotts since 1972.

Obverse	People (man, woman, child etc.) Athlete Sport, Olympics Handball Depicts a handball player while aiming the ball at the goal with 14 lines of right oblique shading. The Inscription "The 25th Olympic Games 1992" on the right. The men's handball tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics was contested by twelve teams divided in two groups, with the top two proceeding to the semifinals and the bottom four proceeding to placement matches. الدورة ٢٥ للالعاب الأوليمبية برشلونة ١٩٩٢
Reverse	Denomination in Arabic and English divides the date in Arabic (Hijri) and Western (Georgian) above mirrored wings around the country name (Arab Republic of Egypt) and inscription in English below. The abbreviation of the state name (ARE) above wings. ١٤١٢ ١٩٩٢ ٥ جـ 5 LE ARE جمهورية مصر العربية THE 25th OLYMPIC GAMES 1992
Edge	Reeded (milled)