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Description
Issued by | Central Bank of Egypt |
Issue | 1994-2017 Issue |
Size | 145 x 70 mm |
Printer | Central Bank of Egypt (Egypt) – CBE |
Watermark | Tutankhamoun |
Obverse | The Mosque of Ibn Tulun is located in Cairo, Egypt. It is one of the oldest mosques in Egypt as well as the whole of Africa surviving in its full original form, and is the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area. It is built around an open square courtyard which allows natural light to travel through. Ibn Tulun Mosque features ancient architecture styles of Egypt, its decorations being created from carved stucco and wood. |
Reverse | The God Hapi. Hapi (Ancient Egyptian: ḥꜥpj) was the god of the annual flooding of the Nile in ancient Egyptian religion. The flood deposited rich silt (fertile soil) on the river’s banks, allowing the Egyptians to grow crops.[1] Hapi was greatly celebrated among the Egyptians. |