Item number: A2645

Year: AD 1958 (AH 1377)

Material: Gold

Size: 18.0 x 18.0 mm

Weight: 4.25 g

Manufactured by: Egyptian Mint Authority, Cairo

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2025

This is a commemorative gold coin with a denomination of ½ pound, issued in AH 1377 (AD 1958) under the leadership of Nasser in Egypt. It was minted to celebrate the formation of the United Arab Republic with Syria and features elements inspired by ancient Egyptian motifs.

The obverse of the coin features a depiction of Ramesses II, one of the most renowned pharaohs of ancient Egypt’s New Kingdom period. He is shown facing right, riding a chariot and drawing a fully extended bow.

The upper rim of the reverse side bears a circular Arabic inscription reading “تذكار قيام الجمهورية العربية المتحدة” (“Commemoration of the Establishment of the United Arab Republic”). At the centre, the denomination “نصف جنيه” (½ pound) is inscribed in two lines. The lower part of the reverse displays the Gregorian year “١٩٥٨” (1958) alongside the corresponding Hijri year “١٣٧٧” (1377). The lower edge of the coin is adorned with a regal motif composed of vulture wings, a cobra, and the solar disk symbolising the god Amun, forming a stylised royal crown.

In AD 1952, following a military coup, Gamal Abdel Nasser seized power in Egypt and began actively promoting Pan-Arabism throughout North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. He advocated for the unification of Arab states to collectively resist Israel and the dominance of Western powers. However, his vision faced opposition from Arab monarchies, notably Saudi Arabia, which viewed such unification efforts with suspicion.

Despite this resistance, Nasser’s Pan-Arabist ideology resonated with Syria, and on February 1, AD 1958, Egypt and Syria officially merged to form the United Arab Republic (UAR). Nonetheless, tensions soon arose within the union. Syrian leaders grew increasingly dissatisfied with the centralised authority in Cairo and Egypt’s dominant role in governance. As a result, in AD 1961, Syria withdrew from the union. Egypt, however, retained the name “United Arab Republic” until AD 1971, when it was officially changed to the Arab Republic of Egypt.

物件編號: A2645

年代: 公元 1958 年 (回曆 1377 年)

材質: 黃金

尺寸: 18.0 x 18.0 mm

重量: 4.25 g

製造地: 埃及國營鑄幣廠，開羅

來源: 福君錢幣 2025

這是一枚回曆1377年 (公元1958年)，納瑟領導下的埃及為慶祝跟敘利亞共同組成「阿拉伯聯合共和國」以古埃及為元素發行的面額 ½ 鎊紀念金幣。

錢幣正面是在古埃及的新王國時期，最為知名的法老拉美西斯二世，其面朝右側駕著馬車且拉滿弓弦的肖像。錢幣背面的上緣以環型阿拉伯文標示「تذكار قيام الجمهورية العربية المتحدة」(紀念阿拉伯聯合共和國的創立)，中間的兩行銘文則是面額「نصف جنيه」(½ 鎊)，下緣則是發行的公元年份「١٩٥٨」(1958) 和對應的回曆紀年「١٣٧٧」(1377)。錢幣的下緣則有兀鷲翅膀、眼鏡蛇和象徵阿蒙神的太陽所組成的王冠作為裝飾。

公元1952年，納瑟藉由軍事政變獲得埃及政權後，大力在北非和阿拉伯半島鼓吹泛阿拉伯主義，主張各個阿拉伯國家應當統一，一同對抗以色列和歐美列強。然而納瑟的主張遭到沙烏地阿拉伯為首擁有王室的阿拉伯國家反對。不過公元1958年，納瑟的主張獲得敘利亞的響應，兩國在當年2月1日共同組成阿拉伯聯合共和國。然而兩國合併之後，敘利亞方面不滿意首都定於開羅，並且由埃及方面主導政權，因此公元1961年敘利亞便選擇退出。至於埃及則保留「阿拉伯聯合共和國」為國名，直到公元1971年更名為「埃及阿拉伯共和國」。