Catalog
10 Pounds
| Issuer | National Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 1899 |
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| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| Obverse description | The upper portion carries the issuer's title NATIONAL BANK OF EGYPT in large letterpress capitals flanked by bilingual Arabic inscriptions, above a central vignette of the Philae Temple with two feluccas on the Nile in the foreground, rendered in fine intaglio in blue. A central panel contains the promise-to-pay legend and denomination TEN EGYPTIAN POUNDS, with the statutory decree date below. Serial numbers appear at lower left and right, with the Governor's signature line and the FOR THE NATIONAL BANK OF EGYPT inscription at lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | البنك الاهلي المصري S.E. 10 جنيه مصري |
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The National Bank of Egypt was established by a Khedival decree in 1898 — a private institution, majority British-owned, granted the right to issue banknotes despite the nominal continuation of Ottoman suzerainty over Egypt. This 10 Pound note from 1899 was among the earliest issues the bank produced, printed by Bradbury Wilkinson in London before being shipped to Cairo for signature and release.
Notes of this series required manuscript signatures from bank officials at the time of issue. Surviving signed examples are rare; unsigned remainders surface more often, which can mislead collectors about true issued scarcity.