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Which is more important? The accuracy of the description or the generosity of the generous?
Which is more important? The accuracy of the description or the generosity of the hosts? I believe this question crossed the mind of His Majesty King Farouk in late 1945. At that time, preparations were in full swing to receive King Abdulaziz Al Saud in the Kingdom of Egypt, and King Farouk had decided to honor his guest and commemorate the royal visit on Egyptian postage stamps, ordering that the stamps be issued…
June 29, 2020Continuation of the Percy Metcalfe topic by Professor Moheb Rizkallah
Continuing from a previous post in the following link: 6 Degrees of Divergence: Results of the 1927 Irish Currency Design Competition. In 1922, Ireland gained its independence from Britain, and one of the things considered essential for the new nation was its own currency. On April 13, 1926, the country's Currency Act was passed, stipulating coins, bullion, and metal weights. But this…
June 12, 20206 degrees of distancing
There's a game played by Westerners called "6 Degrees of Separation," which is based on the idea that you can find a relationship between any two people on Earth through 6 degrees or less (meaning, for example, that person number 1 met person number 2, who married person number 3, who worked for person number 4, and so on) – and in this way…
June 11, 202016th Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition
*Postal Stamps* In 1949, the Egyptian Postal Authority celebrated the 16th Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition by issuing 5 commemorative stamps and 2 souvenir cards. The first four stamps featured a model of the Nile statue, a magnificent colossal statue found in the temple of the two Egyptian goddesses, Isis and Serapis, located in Rome (yes, there were Romans who worshipped Egyptian gods even after Egypt fell into their hands!)
June 10, 2020Indian Rupee 1916
One of the beautiful pieces I recently added to my personal collection, which I also photographed myself, is a captivating coin minted in India. Despite its immense impact on Egypt's financial history for over 100 years, I felt compelled to include it, considering it an integral part of the story of Egyptian currency. The entire matter is explained in the text of the decree issued at Abdeen Palace…
January 25, 2020From the records of Egyptian currency documents
From the records of Egyptian currency documents, a letter dated November 12, 1924 – Subject: Design of the (new) half-millime coin for His Majesty King Fuad I. Your Excellency, with reference to the half-millime coin to be issued by the Mint in Birmingham at the request of the Egyptian government, I wish to inform Your Excellency that the minting dies are currently being prepared. Accordingly, enclosed for your information is a general design plan for these coins…
November 5, 2019They deceived you when they said... the peasant's pound, Idris
They deceived you when they said that the peasant's fairy has a fascinating story, as the image on it is that of Uncle Idris, or Idris al-Aqsari, or Idris Othman, who dreamt that his impoverished master, Prince Ahmed Fouad, would become King of Egypt and wear its crown. He told the dream to his master, who promised to make him King of Egypt in exchange for placing Idris's image on the fairy, which is what…
January 26, 2019The art of currency processing
The art of coin restoration (which, incidentally, is far removed from coin cleaning) shows that the coin shown in the photos and video still has a rating of 58. However, the coin's luster has been restored to its original shine, which had been hidden under layers of impurities. It should be clarified that if the luster or shine had been lost previously, no amount of restoration will bring it back.
October 21, 2017