Red-brown and brown on multicolour underprint. Al-Azhar Mosque at right.
Reverse description
King Ramses II at centre right.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Ancient Egyptian scribeMetal strip to the right
Obverse lettering
البنك المركزى المصرى
خمسون قرشاً
٥٠
قرشاً (Translation: Central Bank of Egypt Fifty Piastres 50 Piastres)
Reverse lettering
CENTRAL BANK OF EGYPT
50 FIFTY PIASTRES
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.