Ulsterman Posted March 17, 2007 Posted March 17, 2007 I suspect this is a mere coin turned into a souvenir medal, but since I have zero arabic, who knows?Can anyone help me i.d. this little medal who recently arrived at my house? Many thanks.
oamotme Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 I suspect this is a mere coin turned into a souvenir medal, but since I have zero arabic, who knows?Can anyone help me i.d. this little medal who recently arrived at my house? Many thanks.This is a commemorative piece rather than a medal and Egypt seems to have produced a number of these from the time of Nasser. The head on the obverse is Nasser and the uppermost inscription is "The United Arab Republic" and the flag is of the UAR. The revese is too small to read but usually this is a Quranic quotation. I have seen similar pieces for sale in the souks of Cairo, Sana'a, Riyadh and Damascus - usually very worn and manufactured of brass. Hope this helps.Owain
oamotme Posted March 20, 2007 Posted March 20, 2007 This is a commemorative piece rather than a medal and Egypt seems to have produced a number of these from the time of Nasser. The head on the obverse is Nasser and the uppermost inscription is "The United Arab Republic" and the flag is of the UAR. The revese is too small to read but usually this is a Quranic quotation. I have seen similar pieces for sale in the souks of Cairo, Sana'a, Riyadh and Damascus - usually very worn and manufactured of brass. Hope this helps.OwainThe obverse lower inscription reads President Gamal Abdulnasser.
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