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5 Pounds
| Uitgever | Sudan Government |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1955 |
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| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | 156 x 78 mm |
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| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | حكومة السودان خمسة جنيهات سودانية نتعهد بأن ندفع عند الطالب لحامل هذا السند مبلغ |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Central vignette of a turbaned camel rider mounted at right, rendered in intaglio against a plain desert ground. A large blank watermark oval occupies the left portion, framed by an intricate guilloche border. The English inscription SUDAN GOVERNMENT runs across the top, with FIVE SUDANESE POUNDS in large serifed lettering across the lower portion, and the numeral 5 repeated in corner medallions. |
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| Opmerkingen |
Sudan Government notes from this period occupy an odd transitional space: issued after the 1953 Anglo-Egyptian Agreement set the country on course for independence, but before the formal declaration of January 1956. The currency authority was essentially a caretaker arrangement, with the Sudan Currency Board managing issuance through the handover period. Waterlow & Sons produced the series in London, as they had for numerous colonial and near-colonial administrations across Africa and the Middle East.
The 5 Pounds was the highest denomination in the series — a significant sum in daily Sudanese commerce — meaning these circulated infrequently and often returned to bank vaults quickly, which cuts both ways on survival rates.