Egypt returns 173 historical cash to 4 international locations mistakenly introduced in – Egypt Independent

During a press convention on the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities handed over 173 artifacts to numerous international locations recovered from overseas with Egyptian artifacts by mistake.

The artifacts handed over to 4 international locations included a variety of various currencies, together with six Iraqi cash, 4 Jordanian cash, 133 cash belonging to Saudi Arabia, and 33 cash belonging to the People’s Republic of China.

Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Essa stated that Egypt doesn’t solely protect its heritage, antiquities and civilization but in addition preserves the heritage of different international locations.

The ministry, by means of the central administration of ports and archaeological items in Egyptian ports, performs a vital function in seizing any stolen Egyptian artifact earlier than it’s smuggled overseas, alongside every other artifact belonging to different international locations with historical heritage.

According to a press release by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the cash acquired by Saudi Arabia are of various denominations, together with (1 / 4, a half, one and two riyals, 1 / 4 and a half and one piaster), all of which date again to totally different intervals of time from the period of King Abdulaziz al-Saud.

The cash acquired by the Iraqi Embassy date again to the reign of King Faisal I and are 4 fils and one riyal.

Jordan acquired three cash from the period of King Hussein bin Ali within the denominations of (5 and 10 piastres), and one belonging to the period of King Hussein bin Talal within the denominations of 1 / 4 of a dinar.

The cash returned to China date again to the Chinese Ming Dynasty.