uniformed bust left wearing fez; to right to left Fuad I ROI D' EGYPTE; behind shoulder P.MINASSIAN
Reverse
female figure reclining among rocks at right; upper left, five figureslying around globe handing envelopes one to another; in lower left UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE; small letters below reclining figure P. MINASSIAN-EGYPT.;at bottom in three lines Xe CONGRES POSTAL UNIV-/ERSEL/ LE CAIRE 1934
Diameter (in mm)
70.0
Weight (in g)
114.72
Reference
The Palace Collection of the Egypt Catalogue. London: Sotheby and Co., 1954, 2663, as catalog no. 6247, except Bz
pharoh in chariot charging to right; target with five arrows at right; above. 1949. below, in four lines. EXPOSITION./.EGYPTE-FRANCE./.PAVILLIONDE MARSAN./.PARIS.; behind chariot (symbol)
Reverse
bird's-eye view of exhibition hall, to left and below a long inscriptionin fifteen lines; below, in two lines OCTOBRE-NOVEMBRE/1949 incuse at upperleft, near rim H.DROPSY
mosque lamp in front of open Qur'an; on scroll above which is (arabic writing) to right (arabic writing); to left in three lines ( arabic writing) two branches below
Reverse
arms of the United Arab Republic in center of star-burst; above in Kufic Arabic (arabic writing) below in Kufic Arabic
mosque lamp in front of open Qur'an; on scroll above which is (arabic writing) to right (arabic writing); to left in three lines ( arabic writing) two branches below
Reverse
arms of the United Arab Republic in center of star-burst; above in Kufic Arabic (arabic writing) below in Kufic Arabic; as catalog no. 6258, except on obverse: to right (arabic writing) to left (arabic writing)
Gordon, L.L. British Battles and Medals. Aldershot, 1950, 68, with service bars added from top to bottom: Gedid, Gedaref, Sudan 1899, Bahr el-Ghazal 1900 - 02, Taski 1889, Gemizah 1888, The Nile 1884-85.
Gordon, L.L. British Battles and Medals. Aldershot, 1950, 82, with service bars added from top to bottom: Khartoum, The Atbara, Abud Hamed, Sudan 1897, Hafir, Firket.