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25 Piastres 1st Issue
| Issuer | National Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 1917-1951 |
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| Value | 25 Piastres (0.25 EGP) |
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| Obverse description | Golden-yellow and dark blue-green note with an intaglio central vignette of a Nile riverside scene, with sailing vessels, palm trees, figures, and buildings rendered in fine engraved detail against an ornate guilloche underprint in orange and green. The denomination 'TWENTY-FIVE PIASTRES' appears in a bold dark band across the lower centre, with Arabic promise-to-pay text and the English legend above, flanked by numeral '25' cartouches at each corner. The issuing authority 'NATIONAL BANK OF EGYPT' is inscribed in a panel along the top, with a manuscript signature, place of issue 'CAIRO', and a printed date in the lower right quadrant. |
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| Reverse description | Green and orange bicolour note with a central winged solar disk motif at the top, flanked by elaborate guilloche panels. The numeral '٢٥' in Arabic script appears centrally beneath the wings, with the denomination stated in Arabic to the right and in English to the left within ornamental frames. The overall design relies on intricate geometric lathe-work patterns forming the primary decorative field. |
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| Protection description | Watermark present; no security thread |
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