ARAB MEDALS -- Egypt

[RonSC]

I’ve been researching this large 61mm silver medal for hours now and have come up empty. Any expert advice would be much appreciated.

 

[Rusty Greaves]

If the 61 mm "silver medal" refers to the item on the right of the 2nd photo in the post by chechaco1 of 1 April, 2021 - the design is adaptated from a coin. The design was employed on coins of several denominations (5 [18 mm], 10 [24 mm], 25 [30 mm], 50  [40-44 mm] platers) and those coins were first minted in 1964 (same date as on the item in chechaco1's photo). The less-detailed image on the item in chechaco1's photo compared with these coins also is inside of a frame and the arrangement of the inscription is different on the images coins (i.e., with the 1964 date in the lower inscription). The rays of the sun are more abbreviated than on the 4 different denominations of the coin, the rocks supporting the power lines (right side) are not as detailed as on the coin, the water flow from the base of the dam and the left back also are less-detailed than on the coin. The height of the background Nile is greater on chechaco1's photo than on the coin as wel and parts of the overall image are cut off to fit the adaptation of the coin's image of the Aswan High Dam into the smaller central frame. As there is no suspension device this is unlikely a medal, might it a souvenir piece employing a less-skilled replica of the design on the 1964 coins? 

 

 

 

 

 

Images are from a post of 28 July, 2017 by yellow88 on the coincommunity.com website (https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=293336). 

Edited May 11, 2022 by Rusty Greaves

[chechaco1]

122 gr, 600 mm diameter

 

Tharwat Okasha (1921–2012) was an army officer involved in the Free Officers Movement, along with former president Nasser and his comrades, which toppled King Farouk of Egypt from his crown in what is known as the 23 July Revolution of 1952.

As a child of an aristocratic family, Okasha received a good education, read books in foreign languages, and learned music very early on in his home. This background made him the most cultured and enlightened officer among his group of army officers.

The intelligent young man, who was known for his rich, ample knowledge, was appointed minister of culture in the late 1950s by President Nasser.

Okasha held the position twice from 1958 to 1962 and, again, from 1966 to 1970. The two terms made him the most prominent minister of culture in Egypt’s modern history.

Okasha received his PhD in literature from Sorbonne in the 1960s and worked as visiting scholar at the College De France.

He published more than 70 books, including his three-volume memoir titled My Memoirs in Politics and Culture, which is considered a rich resource for historians of the Nasserite era; as well as a 38-volume encyclopedia of arts titled The Eye Listens and the Ear Sees.

During his terms in ministerial posts, he founded many cultural institutions that are still functioning and considered major Egyptian landmarks. For example, he founded the High Council for Culture and Arts (now called the Supreme Council for Culture), the Egyptian Book Organisation and, most importantly, the Arts Academy

Paper green was in box with medal of bank Egypt.