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10 Piastres
| Issuer | Egyptian Government |
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| Year | 1944-1952 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | الحكومة الملكية المصرية اوراق عملة رسمية صدر بمقتضى القانون رقم ٥٠ سنة ١٩٤٠ وزير المالية ١٠ قروش مصلحة المساحة المصرية (Translation: Egyptian Royal Government Official currency notes Issued under law 50 year 1940 Minister of Finance 10 Piasters Egyptian Survey Department) |
| Reverse description | Dark teal guilloche border with corner vignettes bearing the denomination '10 PIASTRES' in English repeated along all four sides. The salmon-toned centre field is dominated by a large ornate guilloche rosette enclosing the bold intaglio legend 'EGYPTIAN CURRENCY NOTE', with the Arabic title of the issuing authority at top, 'ISSUED UNDER LAW No 50/1940' at upper right, the Minister of Finance signature at lower left, and the imprint 'SURVEY OF EGYPT' at the bottom margin. |
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| Protection description | Crown and the Arabic letter ف (representing 'F' for King Farouk) |
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