{"id":274973,"date":"2021-01-27T20:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/?p=274973"},"modified":"2021-02-08T23:34:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T12:34:14","slug":"a-commemorative-coin-for-the-fifa-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%b0%d9%83%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%84%d8%a8%d8%b7%d9%88%d9%84%d8%a9-%d9%83%d8%a3%d8%b3-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85-%d9%84%d9%83%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84\/","title":{"rendered":"Commemorative coin for the Handball World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

During today\u2019s Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, the Cabinet approved the Prime Minister\u2019s draft resolution regarding the authorization to issue a commemorative silver coin for the 27th Men\u2019s Handball World Championship \u2013 Egypt 2021, in the denomination of fifty Egyptian pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cabinet issued a decision to mint 1,500 commemorative fifty-pound coins. Minister of Finance Dr. Mohamed Maait approved the implementation of this decision, and Major General Hossam Khader, Head of the Public Treasury and Mint Authority, oversaw the design and specifications. The coins were minted at the Public Treasury and Mint Authority headquarters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article Two of the decree stipulated that the selling price within the Arab Republic of Egypt for each coin in question would be 485 Egyptian pounds. The decree also specified the coin's design: the obverse features a handball player throwing the ball into a goal, with the words "Handball World Cup" in his hands; the reverse features the handball logo; and the denomination is written in letters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, the chemical composition:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

0.72 g silver, 0.28 g copper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, the diameter:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

37 millimeters<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thirdly, weight:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 g <\/p>\n\n\n\n