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5 Piastres
| Issuer | Egyptian Government |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Value | 5 Piastres (قرش) |
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| Reverse description | Violet. The reverse is dominated by a central oval vignette of the Island of Philae with its ancient temple complex reflected in the Nile waters, a traditional felucca sailing boat in the foreground at right. The oval vignette is framed by an ornate engine-turned border of acanthus scroll and foliate guilloche work, with the numeral "5" positioned in each of the four corners within decorative cartouches. |
| Reverse lettering | 5. ٥ 5 ٥ (Translation: 5 5 5 5) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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