Sudan's first independent banknote series, issued following the declaration of independence in January 1956, replaced the circulating Egyptian and British currency that had served the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium period. The Bank of Sudan was established specifically to manage this transition, and Thomas De La Rue — the default choice for newly independent states throughout the 1950s — produced the entire inaugural series.
P#4 is the highest denomination in that first issue. Given Sudan's nascent banking infrastructure at the time, high-denomination notes from this series saw limited genuine public circulation and were used primarily in interbank and government transactions.
Sudan's first independent banknote series, issued following the declaration of independence in January 1956, replaced the circulating Egyptian and British currency that had served the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium period. The Bank of Sudan was established specifically to manage this transition, and Thomas De La Rue — the default choice for newly independent states throughout the 1950s — produced the entire inaugural series.
P#4 is the highest denomination in that first issue. Given Sudan's nascent banking infrastructure at the time, high-denomination notes from this series saw limited genuine public circulation and were used primarily in interbank and government transactions.