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5 Piastres
| Issuer | Egyptian Government |
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| Year | 1952-1958 |
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| Printer | Survey of Egypt, Cairo, Egypt (1822-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | جمهورية مصرية أوراق عملة رسمية خمسة قروش صدرت بمقتضى القانون رقم ٥٠ سنة ١٩٤٠ نائب المدير وزير المالية والاقتصاد مصلحة المساحة المصرية |
| Reverse description | Printed in brown on a peach guilloche underprint, centred on a large ornate oval medallion at left bearing the numeral '5' above the inscription 'PIASTRES' within an intricate lathe-work frame. The upper centre carries Arabic text alongside the English legend 'ISSUED UNDER LAW No. 50/1940', with a facsimile signature of the Minister of Finance and Economy below. The lower arc bears the inscription 'EGYPTIAN CURRENCY NOTE' in bold letterpress, with 'SURVEY OF EGYPT' printed at the foot. A large oval watermark zone occupies the right portion of the note. |
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The watermark change mid-series is the most telling detail here. Notes through series U/11 carry the pyramid watermark, then from U/11 onward the design shifts to a crown-and-letters watermark — a direct consequence of the July 1952 Revolution deposing King Farouk and the subsequent abolition of the monarchy in 1953. The crown watermark paper stock had been ordered before the political transition; its brief appearance in mid-1956 issues suggests the Survey of Egypt was burning through remaining inventory before retiring the old stock entirely.
Three Ministers of Finance signed across this relatively short run — El Emary, El Sherif, and El Kaissouny — the rapid succession reflecting the turbulent early years of Nasser's government.