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5 Piastres
| Issuer | Ministry of Finance, Arab Republic of Egypt |
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| Year | 1997-1998 |
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| Currency | Pound (1916-date) |
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| Obverse description | Green and orange intaglio print over a fine guilloche underprint. At right, a vignette of Queen Nefertiti is rendered in crisp intaglio detail, while the watermark window to the left reserves space for the effigy of Tutankhamun's golden mask. Arabic inscriptions arc across the upper and lower borders, citing the issuing authority and the enabling legislation. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in olive-grey and pale orange over a fine guilloche underprint. To the left, an elaborate cartouche encloses the numeral '5' above the inscription 'PIASTRES'. The central field carries a large guilloche underprint numeral '5', flanked by bilingual text arching along the lower border, with the facsimile signature of the Minister of Finance and the imprint 'POSTAL PRINTING HOUSE' at the bottom margin. |
| Reverse lettering | جمهورية مصر العربية ISSUED UNDER LAW No. 50/1940 M. Elghareeb MINISTER OF FINANCE THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT CURRENCY NOTE 5 PIASTRES POSTAL PRINTING HOUSE |
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