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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Maxfli, post: 2780516, member: 69089&quot;]This is the only Egyptian coin I have, a non-circulating commemorative identified on Numista as:</p><p><br /></p><p>1 Pound &quot;Flight of Muhammad&quot; AH 1400 / 1979</p><p>35 mm, .72 silver</p><p><br /></p><p>I hadn&#039;t bothered to research the coin until now. Here&#039;s what Wikipedia has to say about it:</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0080ff">&quot;The <b>Hegira</b> or <b>Hijrah</b> is the migration or journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib, later renamed by him to Medina, in the year 622. In June 622, after being warned of a plot to assassinate him, Muhammad secretly left his home in Mecca to emigrate to Yathrib, 320 km (200 mi) north of Mecca, along with his companion Abu Bakr. The Hijrah is also often identified with the start of the Islamic calendar, which was set to Julian 16 July 622.&quot;</span></p><p><br /></p><p>So, this coin commemorates the 1400th anniversary of the flight of Muhammad.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Photo &quot;borrowed&quot; from the Internet; didn&#039;t have time to photograph mine <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1127.photobucket.com/user/TripCarson/media/Coins/Egypt_1%20pound_1979.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1127.photobucket.com/user/TripCarson/media/Coins/Egypt_1%20pound_1979.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l624/TripCarson/Coins/Egypt_1%20pound_1979.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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