Obverse. Photo © abcislam2000
  • 1 Pound 2022, Egypt, 1st Anniversary of the Floatation of Ever Given
  • 1 Pound 2022, Egypt, 1st Anniversary of the Floatation of Ever Given
Description

The Ever Given ship ran aground in the Suez Canal on March 23, 2021, and the Suez Canal Authority succeeded in floating it six days after the accident, where it was towed to the Bitter Lakes near the city of Fayed in Ismailia Governorate.

The vessel's deviation caused the navigation movement to stop In the canal, the men of the Suez Canal Authority succeeded in floating the ship by using dredging operations for the first time in the world close to the ship, to re-float it without any unloading of the shipment.

The Ever Given Ship, one of the largest container ships in the world, has a length of 400 meters, a width of 59 meters, and a total tonnage of 224,000 tons.

Obverse

Depicts the front view of the container ship Ever Given in the canal with her anchor down, the country name and the abbreviation of Suez Canal within two circles above. The inscription "Memorial of one year of the floatation of Ever Given" below and the name of the ship (Ever Given) from the left and the name of the shipping company (Evergreen Marine) on the right. The engraver's name below on the right.

Engraver: Kamal

EGYPT
ق س
EVER GIVEN
EVERGREEN
Kamal
ذكرى مرور عام على تعويم السفينة

Reverse

State name in Arabic, denomination in Arabic and English, year of issue in Gregorian and Hijri calendar years (both in Arabic), and the logo of the Suez Canal Authority (the abbreviation of Suez Canal within two circles) below.

جمهورية مصر العربية
١
جنيه
١٤٤٣هـ ٢٠٢٢م
ق س
ONE POUND

Edge
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Silver
Fineness 0.720
Weight 15 g
Diameter 35 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Cairo Mint

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