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50 Pounds
| Issuer | National Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 1899 |
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| Currency | Pound (1834-1916) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears a vignette of the Philae Temple at left, rendered in fine intaglio engraving, flanked by an ornate guilloche border. The centre carries the English promise text 'I promise to pay the Bearer on Demand FIFTY EGYPTIAN POUNDS' alongside bilingual Arabic and English inscriptions, with the issuing authority 'NATIONAL BANK OF EGYPT' across the top. The denomination '50' appears in numerals at lower left and upper right corners, with serial numbers and a manuscript date line reading 'Cairo 16th July, 1906'. |
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| Obverse lettering | NATIONAL BANK OF EGYPT FIFTY EGYPTIAN POUNDS I promise to pay the Bearer on Demand CAIRO GOVERNOR ISSUED UNDER DECREE DATED 25th JUNE 1898 البنك الاهلي المصري خمسون جنيهاً مصرياً |
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| Reverse lettering | البنك الاهلي المصري ٥٠ S.E. 50 |
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