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  • 5 Pounds 2022, Egypt, Ain Shams University, 75th Anniversary of the Faculty of Medicine
  • 5 Pounds 2022, Egypt, Ain Shams University, 75th Anniversary of the Faculty of Medicine
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.

Faculty of Medicine or School of Medicine is a public Egyptian graduate school and one of the faculties of Ain Shams University. Now, it is one of the largest educational medical institutions in Africa and the Middle East. It was founded in 1947, making it the third oldest medical school in Egypt. It has promoted numerous programs of medical care to serve society, in addition to environmental development and continuous scientific research for local and international health. It became part of Ain Shams University in the 1950s, when it was established after adding several faculty members. Each year the faculty holds an annual conference dedicated to the recent advances in medical science.

Obverse

Depicts the emblem of the Faculty of Medicine of Ain Shams University (The obelisk and two hawks within a crescent establish 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 the symbol of Horus).

The inscription "Diamond Jubilee" and dates (1947-2022) above, "Faculty of Medicine - Ain Shams University" below, engraver's name in the middle.

Engraver: Thabet

اليوبيل الماسي2022 - 1947
75
years
كلية الطب
جامعة عين شمس

Reverse

State name in Arabic, denomination in Arabic and English, year of issue in Gregorian and Hijri calendar years (both in Arabic), and engraver's name in the right.

Engraver: Ahmed Kamal

جمهورية مصر العربية
٥
جنيهات
Ahmed K.
FIVE POUNDS
١٤٤٣ ٢٠٢٢

Edge

5 Pounds

Trial Strike

Ain Shams University
75th Anniversary of the Faculty of Medicine

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Characteristics
Type Trial strike
Material Copper
Weight 17.1 g
Diameter 37 mm
Thickness 1.62 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Cairo Mint

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