Egypt 1/2 Pound 1999

History

1/2 Pound 1999, Egypt, Ain Shams University, 50th Anniversary

Obverse. Photo © Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS.com)

Description

Ain Shams University (Arabic: جامعة عين شمس‎) is a public university located in Cairo, Egypt. It was founded in July 1950, the third-oldest non-sectarian native public Egyptian university, under the name of Ibrahim Pasha's University. Its site used to be a former royal palace called the Zafarana Palace.

Obverse	Animal (fish, bird, mammal etc.) Hawk Art (sculpture, painting etc.) Obelisk Deity (god, goddess etc.) Horus Depicts the emblem of Ain Shams University with dates below. The inscription "Golden Jubilee" above. The emblem of the university, the obelisk and two hawks, establishes a link between the name and the ancient history of the university. The obelisk stands for the house of life in the city of "O'n", whereas the two hawks are symbolic of Horus, the Egyptian god at that time. اليوبيل الذهبي جامعة عين شمس ١٩٥٠ - ٢٠٠٠م
Reverse	Denomination divides dates (Gregorian and Hegira), legend "Arab Republic of Egypt" above. جمهورية مصر العربية نصف جنيه ١٤٢٠ ١٩٩٩
Edge	Reeded (milled)