Catalog
25 Piastres
| Issuer | Bank of Sudan |
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| Year | 1983 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of President Nimeiri at left, wearing a white turban, set against a red intaglio-printed ground with fine guilloche work. A central hexagonal vignette contains a small portrait medallion, flanked by decorative floral ornaments. The denomination numeral '25' appears at lower left, with Arabic bank name inscription across the top and serial number at upper right. |
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| Protection description | a diamond pattern or bank emblem visible when held to light |
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The 1983 series marks a transitional moment in Sudanese monetary history: President Nimeiry's September Laws that same year imposed Islamic banking principles across the country, prohibiting interest and triggering a wholesale restructuring of the financial system. These notes were issued into that instability, and circulated through one of the more disorienting monetary environments in postcolonial African history.
Thomas De La Rue had printed Bank of Sudan issues since the institution's founding, and the relationship showed in the consistency of the series. The 25 Piastres was the lowest fractional denomination in the run — a note more likely worn out in daily market use than preserved.