Egypt commemorates frontline medical workers with new one-pound coin(1/4)

A clerk shows a newly-minted coin bearing the slogan “Egypt's Medical Teams” to commemorate Egypt's frontline medical workers fighting the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, at the Egyptian Mint Authority, in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 15, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)

Egypt has produced 15 million new coins with the image of Egyptian medical workers to commemorate them for their efforts in fighting COVID-19 in the country. Egypt’s Minister of Finance, Mohamed Maait, stated that Egypt will produce 10 million EGP 1 coins and 5 million piastres.

Newly-minted coins bearing the slogan “Egypt's Medical Teams” to commemorate Egypt's frontline medical workers fighting the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are seen in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 15, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)

A customer holds up a newly-minted coin bearing the slogan “Egypt's Medical Teams” to commemorate Egypt's frontline medical workers fighting the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, at a pharmacy in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 15, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)

A pile of newly-minted coins bearing the slogan “Egypt's Medical Teams” to commemorate Egypt's frontline medical workers fighting the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is seen in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 15, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)