1 Pound 1930-1948

€2.00
IssuerEgypt
Year1930-1948
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value1 Pound (1 EGP)
CurrencyPound (1916-date)
CompositionPaper
Size160 × 85 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterBradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
No. printed12,175,000
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#22
Obverse descriptionBlue and brown circle over watermark at left unprinted. Portrait of King Tut-Ankh-Amoun in brown at right.
Reverse descriptionAl-Monsour Seif el-Dine Qalawun mosque in Bein al-Qasrein at centre
Signature(s)Bertram Hornsby, Edward Cook, Norman Nixon, Frederick Leith-Ross,
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionSphinx
Obverse letteringNATIONAL BANK OF EGYPT أتعهد بأن أدفع عند الطلب مبلغ جنيه واحد مصرى لحامل هذا السند اصدر بمقتضى المرسوم العالى المؤرخ فى ٢٥ يونيو سنة ١٨٩٨ I promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of ONE Egyptian Pound عن البنك الأهلى المصرى For the National bank of Egypt محافظ البنك Governor
Reverse letteringالبنك الأهلى المصرى ١ جنيه مصرى
(Translation: National Bank of Egypt 1 Egyptian Pound)
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 ID8169959000
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