10 Pounds

€2.00
IssuerEgypt
Year1961-1965
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value10 Pounds (10 EGP)
CurrencyPound (1916-date)
CompositionPaper
Size181 × 95 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterBradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
No. printed12,175,000
Designer(s)
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In circulation to
Reference(s) P#41
Obverse descriptionDark green and dark brown on multicolour underprint. King Tut-Ankh-Amoun`s mask at right.
Reverse descriptionBack: Brown.
Signature(s)A. Zendo Governor Reverse Back: Brown. Script: Latin Lettering: 10 TEN EGYPTIAN POUNDS CENTRAL BANK OF EGYPT Watermark Eagle of Salah El-Din coat of arms No security thread © Gamal Elgamassy (CC BY-NC-SA)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionEagle of Salah El-Din coat of armsNo security thread
Obverse letteringالبنك المركزى المصرى عشرة جنيهات مصرية القاهرة فى ٢٧ نوفمبر ١٩٦١ عن البنك المركزي المصرى توقيع: أحمد زندو محافظ البنك ١٠ جنيهات مصرية
(Translation: Central Bank of Egypt Ten Egyptian Pounds  Cairo, 27th of November 1961 For the Central bank of Egypt Signature: A. Zendo Governor)
Reverse lettering10 TEN EGYPTIAN POUNDS CENTRAL BANK OF EGYPT
VariantsThere exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint "in silver" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000.
Catalog ID4242165380
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