Catalog
100 Pounds
| Issuer | Central Bank of Sudan |
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| Year | 2019-2021 |
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| Value | 100 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the ancient Nubian pyramids at Meroë, funerary monuments of the rulers of the Kushite kingdoms, rendered against a plain background with geometric underprint patterns. The denomination and issuing authority inscriptions appear in both Arabic script and Latin characters. Guilloche work frames the central design on both sides. |
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| Reverse description | Vignette of the Merowe hydroelectric dam spanning the River Nile, inaugurated in 2009, occupying the central field of the note. The CBOS emblem is present alongside decorative lintels incorporating traditional ornamental motifs. Denomination numerals in Eastern Arabic script appear within guilloche underprint panels. |
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Sudan's currency situation between 2019 and 2021 was anything but stable. The country lost roughly a third of its oil revenue base when South Sudan seceded in 2011, and by the time this note entered circulation, annual inflation had crossed 300 percent — making the 100 Pound denomination nearly worthless in practical terms within months of issue. The government was printing to cover a fiscal gap it had no other means to close.
Production at the Sudan Currency Printing Press in Khartoum kept the entire operation domestic, which limited access to the more sophisticated security features used by international banknote printers. A watermark is the sole listed security element — thin protection for a denomination that hyperinflation had already rendered inconsequential.