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10 Lire Italian occupation WWII
| Issuer | Cassa Mediterranea di Credito per l'Egitto |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Size | 198 × 92 mm |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Emperor Augustus (Octavian) in classical Roman military dress within an ornate oval frame at left, rendered in intaglio. Central field carries the cursive script denomination "Dieci" with the legend "BUONO PER" above and "LIRE EG." below, flanked by an elaborate rococo cartouche at right intended for a control stamp. Bilingual inscriptions in Italian and Arabic appear at top reading "CASSA MEDITERRANEA DI CREDITO PER L'EGITTO / صندوق البحر المتوسط التسليفي لمصر", with additional Arabic text at lower center. |
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| Obverse lettering | CASSA MEDITERRANEA DI CREDITO PER L'EGITTO صندوق البحر المتوسط التسليفي لمصر BUONO PER Dieci LIRE EG. هذا النثر يسوى عشرة جنيهات مصرية IL PRESENTE BUONO NON SARA ACCETTATO IN PAGAMENTO PER IL SUO VALORE NOMINALE |
| Reverse description | Predominantly geometric and arabesque guilloche underprint fills the central field, with the denomination numeral "10" in each of the four corners alongside bilingual value inscriptions "LIRE EG. / جنيهات مصرية". The heading "CASSA MEDITERRANEA DI CREDITO PER L'EGITTO" with its Arabic equivalent is repeated at top centre, and the central area reproduces the cursive "Dieci" denomination with "BUONO PER" and "LIRE EG." legends as on the obverse. Placeholder serial number blocks "0000" and "000.000" appear in red at left and right of centre, indicating this is a specimen or proof example. |
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