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  • 5 Pounds 2004, KM# A958, Egypt, 10th Cairo Radio and Television Festival
  • 5 Pounds 2004, KM# A958, Egypt, 10th Cairo Radio and Television Festival
Description

At the Great Pharaonic Theater in the Media Production City, the Cairo Radio and Television Festival opened in its tenth session, held from 23 to 27 June 2004, under the slogan "Media and Human Rights". Participants competed in 24 competitions, 9 radio competitions and 15 television competitions, and the number of prizes awarded was 89. The festival's session was considered a session of special importance, as it is the tenth session in which the festival completes a decade of success as the most important Arab radio and television festival. On this occasion, the Radio and Television Union issued a commemorative gold coin in the category of one pound and five gold pounds bearing the festival's logo. It is awarded to the winners of the creativity prizes in the festival's competitions. A set of commemorative postage stamps was also issued in cooperation with the National Post Authority, and a record of honor was also issued that included the personalities and photos of the creators who won the festival prizes in previous years, as well as the media and creators who were honored.

Obverse

Depicts 10 between a woman carrying a film tape and Maspero television building, inscription "10th Cairo Radio and Television Festival" and date below.

Maspero is the name of the huge building on the bank of the Nile river in Cairo, Egypt. It is the headquarters of the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (formerly the Arab Radio and Television Union), the oldest state-run broadcasting organisation in the Arab World and Africa.

مهرجان القاهرة العاشر للاذاعة و التليفزيون
10
2004

Reverse

Denomination divides dates (Gregorian and Hegira), legend "Arab Republic of Egypt" above.

جمهورية مصر العربية
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جنيهات
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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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