ISLAMIC COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, EGYPT, Farouk (1920-1965, King 1936-1952), The Opening of the University of Alexandria Silver Medal, 1942, by T Bichay, conjoined heads of Alexander the Great and King Farouk right, below them a dhow and the lighthouse at Alexandria, rev text in Arabic with Western and Islamic dates, 75.5mm, 196.47g. Nearly extremely fine, rare.
Estimate: £400-600