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10 Piastres violet center
| Issuer | Ministry of Finance, Arab Republic of Egypt |
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| Year | 1999-2002 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by an intricate violet and orange guilloche underprint, with a central rosette vignette carrying the denomination in Arabic script. To the right, an oval frame encloses a vignette of the Great Sphinx with the Pyramids of Giza in the background, rendered in fine intaglio line work. Arabic inscriptions appear at the top and bottom within ornamental cartouches, with the serial number and a manuscript signature of the Minister of Finance in an oval panel to the left. |
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| Obverse lettering | جمهورية مصر العربية عشر قروش أوراق عملة رسمية صدرت بمقتضى القانون رقم ٥٠ سنة ١٩٤٤ وزير المالية |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries a vignette of the Mosque of Mohamed Ali at the Cairo Citadel to the left, set within an elaborate radiating guilloche surround. The centre panel bears the large numeral "10" over the word "PIASTRES" in violet, framed by fine engine-turned lacework, with the issuing authority inscription above and the Minister of Finance title below. Numerals "10" in orange appear at the lower-left and upper-right corners, while a large plain watermark medallion occupies the right field. |
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