Egypt’s Treasury and Mint Authority has unveiled a set of medals celebrating modern patriarchs of the Coptic Church in Egypt. A statement by the Finance Ministry said that the medal is a personal portrait of Pope Cyril VI, with his name written in the Coptic language on the front. Khedr explained that the second medallion comes to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the sitting of the late Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Episcopate. The third medal is of Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria, depicting a portrait of him and on the back a picture of the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ. The authority cooperated with the Papal Headquarters in the Cathedral and the Institute of Coptic Studies to select the most appropriate imagery and phrases to represent the Coptic leaders, he added.

Source: Egypt Independent February 22, 2021 14:48 UTC