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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 2785466, member: 4910&quot;]This modern Egyptian coin is one of my favorites.</p><p><br /></p><p>It commemorates the third anniversary of the revolution which ousted the infamous King Farouk.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_egypt_pn1_1955_chariot.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Egypt Pound 1955 - Third anniversary of Egyptian Revolution</p><p>Gold, 23mm, 8.48gm, 0.8750 (21 carat)</p><p><br /></p><p>The Egyptian Revolution began on July 23, 1952 when a group of army officers, led by Mohammed Naguib and Gamal Abdel Nasser, staged a military coup and forced King Farouk to abdicate and leave the country.</p><p><br /></p><p>Among other things, King Farouk left behind a fabulous coin collection which was later sold by the new government.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin has an image of the Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II (BC 1279-1213) riding a chariot; the image is taken from an Abu Simbel wall relief depicting the battle of Kadesh (around BC 1274).</p><p><br /></p><p>It is interesting that the Egyptians put one Pharaoh on the coin commemorating the removal of another, but Rameses II was one of Egypt&#039;s greatest kings and Farouk was known for hanging out in nightclubs and grabbing what he could.</p><p><br /></p><p>King Farouk did like to drive fast and once ended up in a hospital after a crash.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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