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Currency of Egypt - One Egyptian Pound banknote 1951 issued by the National Bank of Egypt
Egyptian pound banknotes, Egyptian paper money, Egyptian bank notes, Egypt banknotes, Egypt paper money, Egypt bank notesObverse: Portrait of His Majesty King Farouk I, by the grace of God, King of Egypt and of Sudan, Sovereign of Nubia, of Kordofan and of Darfur. King Farouk I was the last ruling King of Egypt, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936.
Reverse: Philae Temple of Isis, on Agilkia Island in Lake Nasser. The Kiosk of Trajan is in the foreground, while the Temple of Isis is at the right rear.
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Trajan's Kiosk
Trajan's Kiosk, a hypaethral temple, is one of the largest Ancient Egyptian monuments standing today at the island of Agilkia, which was constructed by the Roman Emperor, Trajan. It was originally built at the island of Philae (near the lower Aswan Dam) but transported to Agilika in the 1960s by UNESCO to save it from being enveloped by the rising waters of the Nile due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
Farouk I of Egypt
Farouk I of Egypt (Arabic: فاروق الأول Fārūq al-Awwal) (11 February 1920 – 18 March 1965), was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and the Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I of Egypt, in 1936.
His full title was "His Majesty Farouk I, by the grace of God, King of Egypt and Sudan, Sovereign of Nubia, of Kordofan, and of Darfur". He was overthrown in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 and forced to abdicate in favor of his infant son Ahmed Fuad, who succeeded him as Fuad II of Egypt. He died in exile in Italy.
His sister Princess Fawzia Fuad was the first wife and Queen Consort of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.