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10 Piastres Flag with eagle
| Issuer | Ministry of Finance, Arab Republic of Egypt |
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| Year | 1982-1991 |
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| Size | 117 × 62 mm |
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| Reverse description | Printed in grey and red on white paper, the reverse is dominated by two large oval guilloche vignettes flanking a central panel that carries the denomination numeral '10' in red over a radiating sunburst underprint. The Minister of Finance signature and title appear below the central numeral, with decorative acanthus-scroll borders framing the entire composition. |
| Reverse lettering | THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT CURRENCY NOTE ISSUED UNDER LAW 50/1940 10 PIASTRES MINISTER OF FINANCE SURVEY AUTHORITY |
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| Comments |
Egypt's Survey Authority — primarily a cartographic and geodetic agency — took on banknote printing as a secondary function, giving this series an unusual institutional pedigree. The arrangement was a cost-control measure, keeping production entirely domestic at a time when Egypt was managing the economic aftershocks of the Camp David period and the strain of severed Arab League ties following the 1979 peace treaty with Israel.
P#184 ran for nearly a decade under two signatories, spanning a significant turnover in Finance Ministry leadership. The long print run and low face value ensured heavy circulation, and worn survivors are far more common than clean ones.