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10 Piastres Italian occupation WWII
| Issuer | Cassa Mediterranea di Credito per l'Egitto |
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| Year | 1942 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Classical bust of Apollo in right-facing profile occupies the right vignette, rendered in fine intaglio engraving. To the left, the large numeral '10' appears in both Western and Arabic Eastern-Arabic script as a central underprint motif, flanked by bilingual text reading 'BUONO PER DIECI PIASTRE' in Italian and the Arabic equivalent. The issuer's name 'CASSA MEDITERRANEA DI CREDITO PER L'EGITTO' is inscribed across the top, with the Arabic translation below, and a legal tender clause runs along the lower margin in both languages. |
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| Reverse description | The left vignette presents a stylized vignette of ancient Roman galley prows arranged in a vertical composition, rendered in intaglio in the same terracotta-orange palette as the obverse. The issuer's title 'CASSA MEDITERRANEA DI CREDITO PER L'EGITTO' with its Arabic translation appears across the upper portion, while 'BUONO PER DIECI PIASTRE' and the Arabic denomination text are centred below. A guilloche rosette frames the numeral '10' at centre-right, and the serial number appears in two parts along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | CASSA MEDITERRANEA DI CREDITO PER L'EGITTO صندوق البحر المتوسط التسليفي لمصر BUONO PER DIECI PIASTRE هذا البنو سيوي عشرة قروش فضاع IL PRESENTE BUONO DEVE ESSERE ACCETTATO IN PAGAMENTO PER IL SUO VALORE NOMINALE 10 |
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