Black on blue and multicolour underprint. Ahmad ibn Tulun Mosque at centre right.
Reverse description
Hapi, the Ancient Egyptian god of the annual flooding of the river Nile, bearing offerings to the right, the ruins of the funerary temple of Pharaoh Ramses II (the Ramesseum) to the left. Upper and lower friezes depicting daily life in Ancient Egypt.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Ancient Egyptian scribeSolid security thread
Obverse lettering
البنك المركزى المصرى
خمسة جنيهات مصرية
٥
جنيهات (Translation: Central Bank of Egypt Five Egyptian Pounds 5 Pounds)
Reverse lettering
Five EGYPTIAN POUNDS
CENTRAL
BANK
OF
EGYPT
LE 5
Variants
There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint "in silver" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000.
