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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheBigH, post: 744462, member: 9866&quot;]Actually, this isn&#039;t from Egypt, it&#039;s from Syria. The denomination is 1 pound. I can&#039;t read Eastern Arabic script, but I can read the numerals, which are on the bottom on the reverse (back) of your coin. The dates are 1968 and 1387. 1968 is the Christian/Gregorian date (the dates we use in the U.S.), and 1387 is the Muslim/Hejira date (the dates used in Islamic countries). The reason that the dates are different is because the Gregorian calendar is based on Jesus Christ, and the Hejira calendar is based on the date that Muhammad fled Mecca. Sorry I couldn&#039;t be of more help with the symbolism, but that&#039;s all I know.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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