10 Pounds

Bradbury, Wilkinson produced this high-denomination series across two decades and four signature regimes, a span that covers the full sweep of British wartime administration in Egypt and its messy aftermath. The Nixon signature period (1940–1945) coincides directly with Egypt's role as the principal Allied base in North Africa — the pound came under severe inflationary pressure during those years as military expenditure flooded the local economy.

Leith-Ross, who signed the 1947–1950 issues, was the same Frederick Leith-Ross who had served as Britain's chief economic adviser and negotiated wartime financial arrangements across multiple territories. His appearance on an Egyptian note is a reminder of how tightly the National Bank remained within the British orbit even after the war.