Depicts a portrait of Nasser (right), the inscription "Commemoration of the nationalization of the Sues Canal Company" and the date "July 26" above and "Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the Republic of Egypt" below.

Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein (1918–1970) was an Egyptian politician who served as the second President of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the 1952 overthrow of the monarchy and introduced far-reaching land reforms the following year. Following a 1954 attempt on his life by a Muslim Brotherhood member, he cracked down on the organization, put President Mohamed Naguib under house arrest and assumed executive office. He was formally elected president in June 1956.

Nasser's popularity in Egypt and the Arab world skyrocketed after his nationalization of the Suez Canal and his political victory in the subsequent Suez Crisis. Calls for pan-Arab unity under his leadership increased, culminating with the formation of the United Arab Republic with Syria from 1958 to 1961. Following Egypt's defeat by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War, Nasser resigned, but he returned to office after popular demonstrations called for his reinstatement. By 1968, Nasser had appointed himself Prime Minister, launched the War of Attrition to regain lost territory, began a process of depoliticizing the military and issued a set of political liberalization reforms. After the conclusion of the 1970 Arab League summit, Nasser suffered a heart attack and died.

Nasser remains an iconic figure in the Arab world, particularly for his strides towards social justice and Arab unity, modernization policies and anti-imperialist efforts. His presidency also encouraged and coincided with an Egyptian cultural boom and launched large industrial projects, including the Aswan Dam and Helwan city.

Designer: Abdul Fattah Wahba

Depicts the headquarters of the Suez Canal Company building in Port Said with the flag of the Kingdom of Egypt (1922–1953) and the co-official flag of the Republic of Egypt (1953–1958) above. The inscription "Nationalization of the Sues Canal Company" with the date "July 26" above. The value (Arabic numeral 25) in the centre, the denomination "Qirsh" below dividing the dates (Hegira and Gregorian).

The Universal Company of the Maritime Canal of Suez was the concessionary company that constructed the Suez Canal between 1859 and 1869 and operated it until the Suez Crisis that occurred in 1956.

On 26 July, Nasser announced that the Nationalization Law had been published, that all assets of the Suez Canal Company had been frozen, and that stockholders would be paid the price of their shares according to the day's closing price on the Paris Stock Exchange. That same day, Egypt closed the canal to Israeli shipping. Egypt also closed the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping and blockaded the Gulf of Aqaba.