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Egypt's P#46 series ran across a politically turbulent decade — the tail end of Nasser's presidency, his death in 1970, the disastrous early hours of the 1973 October War, and Sadat's subsequent pivot toward the West. The Central Bank was reorganized in 1961 when Nasser nationalized the banking sector, and the note series issuing from that period reflect successive governors appointed through political rather than purely technocratic processes, which explains the unusually high signature turnover across a single Pick number.

Three governor signatures across roughly nine years is worth noting for date attribution — Signature 13 covers the earliest issues, Signature 15 the latest, and notes bearing A. Zendo's Signature 14 tend to cluster around the early-to-mid 1970s. Cross-referencing serial prefix blocks with known signature periods remains the most reliable dating method for this series.