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5 Piastres
| Issuer | Egyptian Currency Note |
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| Year | 1953 |
| Type | Emergency banknote |
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| Obverse description | At right, an intaglio vignette of Queen Nefertiti in left-facing profile is set within a fine-line border frame. Arabic inscriptions naming the issuing authority and denomination occupy the centre, with serial numbers rendered in both Arabic-Indic and Western numerals along the lower margin. A guilloche overprint covers the area at left formerly bearing the King Farouk portrait watermark, applied to remaining stock following Egypt's declaration of a republic. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in brown on plain paper and centred on an elaborate oval guilloche rosette enclosed by intricate lathe-work borders. Two smaller guilloche ovals flank the central motif, each bearing the numeral 5. The legend 'Egyptian Currency Note' runs along the lower portion in bold letterpress, accompanied by the statutory authority line 'Issued Under Law No. 50/1940', the Minister of Finance and Economy signature line, and 'Survey of Egypt' in small type at the foot. |
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| Protection description | King Farouk portrait watermark (overprinted on remaining stock following the declaration of the Republic in 1953); no security thread |
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