10 Pounds

Sudan's Currency Board was a transitional institution, established at independence in 1956 to replace the Egyptian pound with a Sudanese currency — this note belongs to the very first series issued by a sovereign Sudanese monetary authority. The board itself was short-lived; the Bank of Sudan took over issuance in 1960, making the Currency Board series a narrow window of just a few years.

Thomas De La Rue printed the series in London, as they did for a substantial number of newly independent African and Middle Eastern states in this period. The P#5 is the highest denomination in the inaugural set, which inevitably means it saw less day-to-day handling — but surviving examples still tend to show fold wear consistent with hoarding rather than active use.