50 Piastres

€2.00
IssuerEgypt
Year1967-1978
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value50 Piastres
CurrencyPound (1916-date)
CompositionPaper
Size151 × 75 mm
ShapeRectangular
Printer
No. printed12,175,000
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#43
Obverse descriptionRed-brown and brown on multicolour underprint. Al-Azhar Mosque at right.
Reverse descriptionKing Ramses II at centre right.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionAncient Egyptian scribeMetal strip to the right
Obverse letteringالبنك المركزى المصرى خمسون قرشاً ٥٠ قرشاً
(Translation: Central Bank of Egypt Fifty Piastres  50 Piastres)
Reverse letteringCENTRAL BANK OF EGYPT 50 FIFTY PIASTRES
VariantsThere 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.
Catalog ID2109515290
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