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10 Piastres Flag with three stars
| Issuer | National Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 1952 |
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| Printer | Survey of Egypt, Cairo, Egypt (1822-date) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by two large oval guilloche rosettes flanking a central panel with the numeral '10' and the denomination 'PIASTRES' in large letterpress print. The inscription 'EGYPTIAN CURRENCY NOTE' appears at the top, with 'MINISTER OF FINANCE & ECONOMY' below the central panel alongside a manuscript signature; 'SURVEY OF EGYPT' is printed at the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | EGYPTIAN CURRENCY NOTE 10 PIASTRES MINISTER OF FINANCE & ECONOMY SURVEY OF EGYPT |
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The three-star flag series marks the transition period between Egypt's monarchy and the Free Officers' coup of July 1952, which ended Farouk's reign and set in motion the republic declared in 1953. Notes bearing the pre-revolutionary flag design were already in production or circulation when the political order collapsed entirely, creating an overlap that makes precise dating within the series genuinely awkward.
Survey of Egypt had printed National Bank notes domestically for decades by this point — unlike many smaller nations that relied on Bradbury Wilkinson or De La Rue, Egypt maintained in-house intaglio capability through the Survey's Cairo facility.