Bidspirit auction | Egypt 1964 Aureus Magnus 1/2

Egypt 1964 Aureus Magnus 1/2 Ducat Gold Medal - A 1964 Egypt Aureus Magnus 1/2 Ducat gold commemorative medal. This piece belongs to the Aureus Magnus international gold currency series initiated by Werner Graul. Struck in .980 fine gold, the obverse features a Queen Nefertiti portrait with the Latin inscription MATER OPERUM ATQUE ARTIFICIORUM AEGYPTUS. The date is split as 19 64 by a central Roman numeral II, indicating the 2 Ducat weight class. A small stylized symbol or mint mark is present in the left field. The reverse depicts an eight-fold floral cross with the Latin inscription PRO PROSPERITATE MUNDI MAGNUS AUREUS. The edge is reeded. Composition: .980 Gold.(approx 23.1 carat) Weight-1.76g