20 Pounds

Features

Issuer	Egypt
Issuing bank	Central Bank of Egypt
Period	Arab Republic of Egypt (1971-date)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Years	2016-2025
Value	20 Pounds (جنيه) 20 EGP = USD 0.39
Currency	Pound (1916-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	155 × 70 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Number	N# 212973
References	P# 74 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , MHB# M3(20LE) Magdy Hanafy; 2021. موسوعة وكتالوج العملات المصرية - البنكنوت المصرى / Egyptian Banknotes = Encyclopedia & Catalogue of Egyptian Money - Egyptian Banknotes (2^nd Edition). Friends Group For Philately & Numismatics, Cairo, Egypt.

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Obverse

Dark grey and dark green print; multicoloured yellow, green, blue, and pink underprint.
The Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque (Arabic: مسجد محمد علي‎) is a mosque situated in the Citadel of Cairo in Egypt and was commissioned by Muhammad Ali Pasha between 1830 and 1848.
Situated on the summit of the citadel, this Ottoman style mosque, the largest to be built in the first half of the 19th century, is, with its animated silhouette and twin minarets, the most visible mosque in Cairo.
The mosque was built in memory of Tusun Pasha, Muhammad Ali's oldest son, who died in 1816.
This mosque, along with the citadel, is one of the landmarks and tourist attractions of Cairo and is one of the first features to be seen when approaching the city from any direction.

Scripts: Arabic, Arabic (kufic)

Lettering:
البنك المركزي المصري
‎عشرون جنيها
‎مسجد محمد على القلعة ١٨٣٠-٤٨

Translation: Central Bank of Egypt, Twenty Pounds, The Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha 1830-48

Reverse

Dark green, dark brown, and dark grey print; multicoloured yellow/green/blue underprint. "Central Bank of Egypt" written in stylized font.

At left- Ramses II is fighting in a chariot at the Battle of Kadesh with two arches, one with the reins tied around his waist to free both hands. This relief was found in Abu Simbel, a village in the Egyptian part of Nubia, about 240 km (150 mi) southwest of Aswan and near the border with modern day Sudan.

At bottom and right - Frieze from chapel of Sesostris I depicting the Pharaoh’s coronation

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Central Bank of Egypt 20
TWENTY POUNDS

Watermark

Princess Nofret and electrotype 20

Signatures

Tarek Hassan Amer (THA)	Governor, Central Bank of Egypt
Hassan Abdullah (HA)	Governor, Central Bank of Egypt

Printer

The Printing House of the Central Bank of Egypt (دار طباعة النقد المصرية بالبنك المركزي), Egypt (1967-date)

Comments

UV activity:

Security thread:

There are two security threads present on this banknote; the thin thread is on the far-right side of the note with the inscription of “٢٠ جنيها” repeated and is only visible under a backlight. The thicker one runs over the mosque and is interwoven/windowed through the note (4 windows on the obverse side) with the inscription of the Egyptian eagle coat of arms and “جنيها 20” continuously repeated throughout.

The thick windowed security thread has a multicolour tone, switching colours between copper-brown, gold, and lime-green when the note is tilted.

The disc on the to the bottom-right of the mosque is printed in colour-shifting ink, changes colours between purple, copper-brown, and gold when the note is tilted:

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Date	Signatures	No. printed	F	VF	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2016	THA				$ 2.80	New ST .(6); 8.2.2016 to 31.10.2016; Prefix (292/م) to (320/م); 29 Prefixes P#74a.4	13%
2016	THA				$ 3.50	Old ST(5); 2.2.2016 to 8.2.2016; Prefix (288/م) to (292/م); 5 Prefixes -- P#74a.1;	7%
2016-Feb-09	THA					Replacement Note ; Prefix (م/700) ;S.T. (6)	0.2%
2016-Feb-10	THA					Special Replacement Prefix (م/999); S.T. (5)	0.11%
2016-Feb-10	THA					Special Replacement Prefix (م/999); S.T. (6)	0.3%
2016-Aug-07	THA					Replacement Note ; Prefix (م/800) ;S.T. (6)	0.11%
2017	THA				$ 2.70	8.8.2017 to 10.12.2017; Prefix (321/م) to (335/م); 15 Prefixes P#74f.1	13%
2017-Jul-27	THA					Special Replacement Prefix (م/999); S.T. (6)	0%
2018	THA				$ 5.00	31.1.2018 to 23.12.2018; Prefix (336/م) to (346/م);11 Prefixes; P#74f.2	5%
2019	THA				$ 1.30	27.5.2019 to 22.9.2019; Prefix (347/م) to (356/م);10 Prefixes; P#74 g.1	4%
2019-Sep-23	THA					Replacement Note; Prefix (900)	0.11%
2020	THA			$ 1.20	$ 3.80	25.2.2020 to 20.12.2020; Prefix (م/357) to (م/383) ; 27 prefixes	11%
2021	THA					28.6.2021 to 30.12.2021; Prefix (م/384) to (م/391) ; 8 prefixes	5%
2022	THA		$ 0.52	$ 1.20	$ 2.00	12.1.2022 to 14.6.2022;Prefix (م/392) to (م/418) ; 27 prefixes	12%
2022	HA				$ 2.30	18.9.2022 to 21.9.2022; Prefix (م/418) to (م/425)	6%
2022-Sep-22	HA					Replacement Note ; Prefix (م/200) ;S.T. (6)	1.5%
2024	HA	199 999 980			$ 2.00	14.3.2024 to 29.4.2024; Prefix (م/426) to (م/445) ; 20 prefix	9%
2025	HA					02.01.2025 to Date; Prefix (446/م) to (?/م);	0.6%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 193 Lot 309	5 May 2026	2018 THA – 31.1.2018 to 23.12.2018; Prefix (336/م) to (346/م);11 Prefixes; P#74f.2		USD 51.08 (EUR 44.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 179 Lot 707	27 Dec 2025	2018 THA – 31.1.2018 to 23.12.2018; Prefix (336/م) to (346/م);11 Prefixes; P#74f.2		USD 65.02 (EUR 56.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 163 Lot 620	15 Jul 2025	2018 THA – 31.1.2018 to 23.12.2018; Prefix (336/م) to (346/م);11 Prefixes; P#74f.2		Unsold
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	Katz Auction 183 Lot 274	4 Feb 2026	2020 THA – 25.2.2020 to 20.12.2020; Prefix (م/357) to (م/383) ; 27 prefixes		Unsold
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	Katz Auction 64 Lot 161	17 Aug 2022	Undetermined	UNC	USD 5.81 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 149 Lot 4116	8 Feb 2025	Undetermined		Unsold
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	Katz Auction 139 Lot 423	5 Oct 2024	Undetermined		Unsold
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