The Bank of Sudan's P#16 belongs to the second series issued after the 1978 currency reform that replaced the earlier Sudanese pound coinage system with a purely decimal structure. Thomas De La Rue's production of this note reflected a continuing colonial-era relationship — Sudan had relied on De La Rue for its currency printing from independence in 1956 onward, a dependency that persisted well into the 1980s despite the country's stated policy of economic self-determination under Nimeiry's government.
The 25 piastre denomination sat at an awkward purchasing level by 1981, already being eroded by inflation that would accelerate sharply through the decade.
The Bank of Sudan's P#16 belongs to the second series issued after the 1978 currency reform that replaced the earlier Sudanese pound coinage system with a purely decimal structure. Thomas De La Rue's production of this note reflected a continuing colonial-era relationship — Sudan had relied on De La Rue for its currency printing from independence in 1956 onward, a dependency that persisted well into the 1980s despite the country's stated policy of economic self-determination under Nimeiry's government.
The 25 piastre denomination sat at an awkward purchasing level by 1981, already being eroded by inflation that would accelerate sharply through the decade.