Front: (calligraphic arted state name) جمهورية (Jumhūrīyat, Republic)
above مصر العربية (Miṣr al-ʻArabīyah, Egypt Arabic)
between mirrored stylized flowers and
(left, 1/100 currency) قرشـا ('a.sh.r.q ←, qirsha, piastres)
(texted value) عشرون (n.w.r.sh.'i ←, 'ishriin, twenty) in circles
legend: (above, subject in Arabic) يوم الشرطة (a.ṭ.r.sh(u).l.'a m.w.y(a) ←)
(up-left, Western year) ١٩٨٨ (1988)
(lower-right, Arabic year) ١٤٠٨ (1408)
(below, subject in English) POLICE DAY
Back: Emblem (hawk (left) with open wings
inside wreath,
above scroll with text) الشرطة (a.t.r.sh(u).l'a ←, the police)
legend: (left, date in English) 25 JANUARY
(right, subject) ٢٥ يناير (r.y(i).a.n.y(a) ←)
