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5 Piastres

5 Piastres - obverse5 Piastres - reverse

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Features

Location Egypt
Issuing institution Ministry of Finance (Egypt)
Sultan Hussein Kamel (1914-1917)
Type Non-issued banknotes
Year 1917
Value 5 Piastres (قرش)
0.05 EGP = USD 0.00096
Currency Pound (1916-date)
Composition Paper
Shape Rectangular
Issued Never issued
Number
N#
535589
References P# 158
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

Obverse

Lotus flowers surrounded by patterns

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
الحكومة المصرية السلطانية. اوراق عملة رسمية
5
صدر هذا السند بمقتضى المرسوم السلطاني
خمسة قروش صاغ
وزير المالية. ٥

Translation:
The Sultanate of Egypt, Official Currency Note,
This note was issued by Royal Decree,
Five Piastres,
Minister of Finance

Reverse

The island of Philae and a boat

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
5.
٥
5
٥

Translation:
5
5
5
5

Watermark

No watermark
No security thread

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
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