Here is a lovely mint condition ( unsigned ) certificate from El Badr Money Investing Company, decorated with two artistic columns, the Pyramids and Ramses II., King of Egypt ( pharaoh ) of the 19th dynasty.

Ramses II (c. 1304-1237 before Christ ) is remembered for his military campaigns and extensive building program, the remains of which are still conspicuous. Succeeding his father, Seti I., Ramses pursued a vigorous foreign policy by attacking his neighbors, the Hittites ( the chief opponents of the Egyptian empire in the East ).

His first wars against them (1300-1299 BC) ended in an Egyptian dousing after a violent battle at Kadesh in Syria, during which Ramses narrowly escaped. The loss of prestige sparked revolts within the empire, and Ramses could not resume hostilities against the Hittites until 1294; the conflicts were finally concluded by a peace treaty in 1283.

He also fought in Trans-Jordan and Nubia and fortified the western coastal road of Egypt against Libyan invaders. Ramses was responsible for building many large temples, most notably that at Abu Simbel in Nubia. He also founded a new royal capital at Per-Ramesse ("the house of Ramses") in the Nile's eastern delta, where Israelites labored before the Exodus. During his long reign, Ramses, according to legend, had more than 100 children, and by his death in 1237, he had outlived 11 sons.

The overleaf features a graceful Islamic motif complete with minarets and intricate border, all on heavy stock.