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5000 Piastres Siege of Khartoum
| Issuer | General Charles George Gordon (Governor-General of the Sudan) |
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| Year | 1884 |
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| Currency | Piastre (1834-1956) |
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| Obverse description | Plain off-white paper note with handwritten Arabic text arranged in multiple lines within a simple ruled rectangular border. A diamond-shaped cartouche in the upper central area encloses a handwritten serial number in red ink, while the denomination inscription appears in Arabic script at the top. The circular blue ink stamp of the Governorate General du Soudan is applied to the left, and the note is completed by a manuscript signature of the issuing authority at the lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | خمسة الاف قرش مبلغ هذا المبلغ مقبول ويمكن دفعه من خزينة الحكومة اوبم بعد مضى سنة شهورش تاريخه ٥ ابريل ١٨٨٤ شور دون باشا GOUVERNORAT GENERAL DU SOUDAN |
| Reverse description | Plain unprinted cream-white paper reverse bearing a large letterpress inscription in French across the upper and central field, applied posthumously by the Claims Commission in Cairo. An oval purple ink stamp of a notarial or administrative authority is struck in the centre-right area, partially overlapping the French text. |
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