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5 Piastres Italian occupation WWII

Issuer Cassa Mediterranea di Credito per l'Egitto
Year 1942
Type Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description Intaglio-printed bust of Apollo in right profile occupies the right portion of the note, rendered in a classical engraved style against a fine guilloche background. The denomination numeral '5' appears in the lower-left corner, with the central field bearing a large oval underprint vignette. Bilingual inscriptions in Italian and Arabic identify the issuing authority and denomination.
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Reverse description The left panel carries a large intaglio vignette of a stylized ear of grain or pine cone rendered in fine engraved lines, set within a hatched rectangular frame. The central and right fields repeat the bilingual issuing authority inscription and denomination in Italian and Arabic, with the serial number in two parts at the lower edge flanking a central oval underprint.
Reverse lettering CASSA MEDITERRANEA DI CREDITO PER L'EGITTO
صندوق البحر المتوسط التسليفي لمصر
BUONO PER CINQUE PIASTRE
هذا البنو سيوى خمسة قروش صاغ
IL PRESENTE BUONO DEVE ESSERE ACCETTATO IN PAGAMENTO PER IL SUO VALORE NOMINALE
من الواجب قبول هذا البنو بالرفع عن قيمة الاسمي
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