Catalog
5 Pounds
| Issuer | National Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 1899 |
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| Value | 5 Pounds |
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| Obverse lettering | NATIONAL BANK OF EGYPT I Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand THE SUM OF FIVE EGYPTIAN POUNDS Cairo 19th January, 1899 ISSUED UNDER DECREE DATED 25TH JUNE 1898 GOVERNOR البنك الأهلي المصري جنيه مصري ٥ |
| Reverse description | The reverse is covered entirely by an intricate guilloche underprint in dark red-brown tones, composed of elaborate rosette and lace-pattern medallions across the full field. A central horizontal cartouche carries the Arabic bank name "البنك الأهلي المصري" in large calligraphic script, with the denomination numeral "5" within a framed panel inscribed "S.£" at left and the Arabic denomination at upper right. The word "SPECIMEN" is perforated diagonally across the centre of the note. |
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| Signature(s) | Palmer Rowlatt |
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