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2000 Piastres Siege of Khartoum
| Issuer | General Charles George Gordon (Governor-General of the Sudan) |
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| Year | 1884 |
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| Value | 2000 Piastres |
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| Obverse lettering | الفين غرش مايري هذا المبلغ مقبول ويجري دفعه من خزينة الخرطوم أو مصر بعد مضي سنة شهور من تاريخه ٢٥ أبريل ١٨٨٤ غوردون باشا |
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| Signature(s) | Charles George Gordon |
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Gordon issued these siege notes in 1884 after Egyptian forces under his command were cut off in Khartoum by the Mahdist siege that began in March of that year. With no external supply lines and no way to import currency, Gordon authorized emergency paper denominations backed by nothing but his personal authority and the promise of later redemption by the Egyptian government — a promise that was never honored for most holders.
Gordon signed each note individually. He was killed when Khartoum fell on 26 January 1885, two days before the British relief expedition arrived.