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50 Lire Italian occupation WWII
| Issuer | Cassa Mediterranea di Credito per l'Egitto |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Printer | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome, Italy (1928-date) |
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| Obverse description | Vignette at left of the head of David after Michelangelo, set within an ornate cartouche with guilloche border work. The bilingual (Italian and Arabic) issuer title "CASSA MEDITERRANEA DI CREDITO PER L'EGITTO" appears across the top, with the denomination "Cinquanta LIRE EG." in large script lettering at centre. An oval blank reserve panel occupies the right portion, flanked by decorative cornerpiece vignettes. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a fine arabesque guilloche underprint across the entire field, with the issuer name "CASSA MEDITERRANEA DI CREDITO PER L'EGITTO" and bilingual Arabic text repeated at centre. The denomination "Cinquanta LIRE EG." appears in large script at centre, with "50 LIRE EG." printed in the four corners. Serial numbers appear at upper left and upper right within the central panel. |
| Reverse lettering | CASSA MEDITERRANEA DI CREDITO PER L'EGITTO صندوق البحر المتوسط التسليفي لمصر BUONO PER Cinquanta LIRE EG. 50 LIRE EG. هذا السند بسوى خمسين جنيها مصريا IL PRESENTE BUONO DEVE ESSERE ACCETTATO IN PAGAMENTO PER IL SUO VALORE NOMINALE ٥٠ جنيها مصريا |
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