The Banknotes of Egypt

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National Bank of Egypt (1898-1960)

P10c	25 Piastres 3rd September 1942.
Signature = Nixon. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P10c	25 Piastres 17th May 1943.
Signature = Nixon. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P10d	25 Piastres 5th July 1950.
Signature = Leith-Ross. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P12a	1 Egyptian Pound 28th July 1918.
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P12a	1 Egyptian Pound 22nd August 1919.
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P12a	1 Egyptian Pound 23rd March 1920.
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P18	1 Egyptian Pound 20th June 1924.
Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

P18	1 Egyptian Pound 2nd September 1924.
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P19c	5 Egyptian Pounds 23rd January 1945.
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P19c	5 Egyptian Pounds 13th December 1945.
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P20	1 Egyptian Pound 3rd July 1926
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P21a	50 Piastres 16th June,1939.
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P21b	50 Piastres 5th July.1941.
Signature = Nixon (large in size). Images courtesy Ron Wise

P21d	50 Piastres 15th June, 1950.
Signature = Leith-Ross. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P21e	50 Piastres 16th May, 1951.
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P21e	50 Piastres 17th May, 1951.
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P21e	50 Piastres 18th May, 1951.
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P22b	1 Egyptian Pound 8th September 1939.
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P22b	1 Egyptian Pound 3rd May 1940.
Signature = Cook. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P22c	1 Egyptian Pound 10th December 1940.
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P22c	1 Egyptian Pound 13th July 1942
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P22c	1 Egyptian Pound 15th July 1942.
Signature = Nixon. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P22c	1 Egyptian Pound 17th January 1945.
Signature = Nixon. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P22d	1 Egyptian Pound 26th May 1948.
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P22d	1 Egyptian Pound 27th May 1948.
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P22d	1 Egyptian Pound 7th June 1948.
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P23a	10 Pounds Egyptian 31st March 1931.
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P23c	10 Pounds Egyptian 13th February 1950.
Signature = Leith-Ross. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P23d	10 Pounds Egyptian 19th May 1951.
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P24b	1 Egyptian Pound 1951 (unknown month) 15
Arabic serial numbers. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P24b	1 Egyptian Pound 1951 (unknown month) 19
Arabic serial numbers. Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

P25a	5 Egyptian Pounds 1948 (unknown month) 19
Signature = Leith-Ross. Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

P28	25 Piastres 1956 (unknown month) 17
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P28	25 Piastres 1956 (unknown month) 23
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P28	25 Piastres 1957 (unknown month) 11
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P29	50 Piastres 1955 (unknown month) 4
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P29	50 Piastres 1960 (unknown month) 13
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P30	1 Egyptian Pound 1952 (unknown month) 14
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P30	1 Egyptian Pound 1960 (unknown month) 16
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P31	5 Egyptian Pounds 1957 (unknown month) 2
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P31	5 Egyptian Pounds 1958 (unknown month) 1
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P31	5 Egyptian Pounds 1958 (unknown month) 3
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P31	5 Egyptian Pounds 1960 (unknown month) 11
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P32	10 Egyptian Pounds 1958 (unknown month) 12
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P32	10 Egyptian Pounds 1958 (unknown month) 27
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P32	10 Egyptian Pounds 1959 (unknown month) 28
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P32	10 Egyptian Pounds 1960 (unknown month) 28
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

Central Bank of Egypt (1961-present)

P35a	25 Piastres 1961 (unknown month) 7
Signature 11. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P35a	25 Piastres 1961 (unknown month) 12
Signature 11. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P35a	25 Piastres 1963 (unknown month) 10
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P35a	25 Piastres 1966 (unknown month) 30
Signature 12. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P36a	50 Piastres 1961 (unknown month) 8
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P36a	50 Piastres 1966 (unknown month and date)
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P37a	1 Egyptian Pound 1961 (unknown month) 6
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P37a	1 Egyptian Pound 1965 (unknown month) 3
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P37a	1 Egyptian Pound 1966 (unknown month) 10
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P37a	1 Egyptian Pound 1966 (unknown month) 27
Signature 12. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P37a	1 Egyptian Pound 1967 (unknown month) 21
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P38	5 Egyptian Pounds 1961 (unknown month) 1
Signature 11. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P39a	5 Egyptian Pounds 1962 (unknown month) 7
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P39a	5 Egyptian Pounds 1962 (unknown month) 25
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P39a	5 Egyptian Pounds 1964 (unknown month) 12
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P40	5 Egyptian Pounds 1964 (unknown month) 1
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P40a	5 Egyptian Pounds 1964 (unknown month) 7
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P40a	5 Egyptian Pounds 1964 (unknown month) 11
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P40a	5 Egyptian Pounds 1964 (unknown month) 13
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P41	10 Egyptian Pounds 1961 (unknown month) 25
Signature 11. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P41	10 Egyptian Pounds 1963 (unknown month) 26
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P41	10 Egyptian Pounds 1964 (unknown month) 12
Signature 12. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P41	10 Egyptian Pounds 1964 (unknown month) 18
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P42	25 Piastres 1964 (unknown month) 22
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P42	25 Piastres 1967 (unknown month) 13
Signature 13. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P42	25 Piastres 1972 (unknown month) 8
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P42	25 Piastres 1974 (unknown month) 15
Signature 14. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P43a	50 Piastres 1971 (unknown month) 15
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P43a	50 Piastres 1976 (unknown month) 8
Signature 15. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P43a	50 Piastres 1978 (unknown month) 2
Signature 15. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P43a	50 Piastres 1978 (unknown month) 3
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P43a	50 Piastres 1978 (unknown month) 21
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P44a	1 Egyptian Pound 1971 (unknown month) 13
Signature 14. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P44a	1 Egyptian Pound 1971 (unknown month) 28
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P44a	1 Egyptian Pound 1973 (unknown month) 24
Signature 14. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P44a	1 Egyptian Pound 1976 (unknown month) 11
Signature 15. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P44a	1 Egyptian Pound 1977 (unknown month) 30
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P44a	1 Egyptian Pound 1978 (unknown month) 11
Signature 15. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P44a	1 Egyptian Pound 1978 (unknown month) 13
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P45a	5 Egyptian Pounds 1976 (unknown month) 16
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P45a	5 Egyptian Pounds 1976 (unknown month) 23
Signature 15. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P45a	5 Egyptian Pounds 1978 (unknown month) 1
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P45a	5 Egyptian Pounds 1978 (unknown month) 15
Signature 15. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P46	10 Egyptian Pounds 1972 (unknown month) 12
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P46	10 Egyptian Pounds 1974 (unknown month) 8
Signature 14. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P46	10 Egyptian Pounds 1974 (unknown month) 17
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P46	10 Egyptian Pounds 1975 (unknown month) 12
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P46	10 Egyptian Pounds 1976 (unknown month) 1
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P46	10 Egyptian Pounds 1978 (unknown month) 25
Signature 15. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P46	10 Egyptian Pounds 1978 (unknown month) 27
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P47	25 Piastres 1976 (unknown month) 16
Signature 15. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P47a	25 Piastres 1976 (unknown month) 22
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P47	25 Piastres 1977 (unknown month) 1
Signature 15. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P47a	25 Piastres 1977 (unknown month) 5
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P47	25 Piastres 1977 (unknown month) 24
Signature 15. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P48	20 Egyptian Pounds 1976 (unknown month) 5
Signature 15. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P48	20 Egyptian Pounds 1976 (unknown month) 21
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P48	20 Egyptian Pounds 1978 (unknown month) 20
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P48	20 Egyptian Pounds 1978 (unknown month) 22
Signature 15. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P48	20 Egyptian Pounds 1978 (unknown month) 27
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P49	25 Piastres 718019 = 18 January (19)79
Signature 15. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P49	25 Piastres 722019 = 22 January (19)79
Signature 15. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P50a	1 Pound 805010 = 05 January (19)80
Signature 15. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P50a	1 Pound 806010 = 06 January (19)80
Signature 15. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P50a	1 Pound 808010 = 08 January (19)80
Signature 15. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P50a	1 Pound 804042 = 04 April (19)80
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P50c	1 Pound 909123 = 09 December (19)93
Signature 19. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P50c	1 Pound 904038 = 04 March (19)98
Signature 19. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P50e	1 Pound 2003/12/23
Signature 21. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P50f	1 Pound 2005/1/4
Signature 22. Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

P50f	1 Pound 2007/10/2
Signature 22. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P51	10 Pounds 816032 = 16 March (19)82
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P51	10 Pounds 814053 = 14 May (19)83
Signature 16. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P51	10 Pounds 910084 = 10 August (19)94
Signature 19. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P51	10 Pounds 918087 = 18 August (19)97
Signature 19. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P52a	20 Pounds 802044 = 02 April (19)84
Signature 16. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P52b	20 Pounds 815023 = 15 February (19)83
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P52c	20 Pounds 919032 = 19 March (19)92
Signature 18. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P52c	20 Pounds 913124 = 13 December (19)94
Signature 19. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P53a	100 Pounds 715058 = 15 May (19)78
Signature 15. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P54	25 Piastres 801014 = 01 January (19)84
Signature 16. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P54	25 Piastres 802014 = 02 January (19)84
Signature 16. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P55	50 Piastres 801011 = 01 January (19)81
Signature 15. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P55	50 Piastres 801032 = 01 March (19)82
Signature 16. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P55	50 Piastres 812063 = 12 June (19)83
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P56a	5 Pounds 804021 = 04 February (19)81
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P56b	5 Pounds 812116 = 12 November (19)86
Signature 18. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P57a	25 Piastres 806045 = 06 April (19)85
Signature 17. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P57b	25 Piastres 924050 = 24 May (19)90
Signature 18. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P57b	25 Piastres 925058 = 25 May (19)98
Signature 19. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P57e	25 Piastres 2008/12/24
Signature 22. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P58a	50 Piastres 808075 = 08 July (19)85
Signature 17. Without text at lower left on front. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P58b	50 Piastres 805027 = 05 February (19)87
Signature 18. With text at lower left on front. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P58c	50 Piastres 902010 = 02 January (19)90
Signature 18. With text at lower left on front. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P58c	50 Piastres 928110 = 28 November (19)90
Signature 18. With text at lower left on front. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P58c	50 Piastres 902122 = 02 December (19)92
Signature 18. With text at lower left on front. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P59	5 Pounds 905111 = 05 November (19)91
Signature 18. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P60	50 Pounds 909023 = 09 February (19)93
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P60	50 Pounds 922105 = 22 October (19)95
Signature 19. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P60	50 Pounds 926096 = 26 September (19)96
Signature 19. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P61	100 Pounds 914094 = 14 September (19)94
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P62	50 Piastres 906075 = 06 July (19)95
Signature 19. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P62	50 Piastres 917075 = 17 July (19)95
Signature 19. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P62	50 Piastres 904058 = 04 May (19)98
Signature 19. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P62	50 Piastres 926019 = 26 January (19)99
Signature 19. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P62	50 Piastres 2001/6/11
Signature 19. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P62	50 Piastres 2004/8/3
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P62	50 Piastres 2005/5/12
Signature 22. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P62	50 Piastres 2008/1/24
Signature 22. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P63a	5 Pounds 2002/12/4
Signature 20. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P63a	5 Pounds 2002/12/16
Signature 20. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P63b	5 Pounds 2004/1/8
Signature 22. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P64a	10 Pounds 2003/8/18
Signature 20. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P64a	10 Pounds 2004/6/17
Signature 22. Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

P64a	10 Pounds 2004/3/14
Signature 22. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P64c	10 Pounds 2009/12/14
Signature 21. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P65	20 Pounds 2003/12/10
Signature 21. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P65	20 Pounds 2004/11/9
Signature 22. Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

P66	50 Pounds 2004/9/30
Signature 22. Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

P66	50 Pounds 2009/4/16
Signature 22. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P67	100 Pounds 2002/6/11
Signature 20. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P67	100 Pounds 2005/6/21
Signature 22. Images courtesy www.CurrencyMuseum.net and a licensed under the Creative Commons: Attribution 2.5 License.

P67	100 Pounds 2008/10/21
Signature 22. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P67	100 Pounds 2009/6/23
Signature 22. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P68	200 Pounds 2007/4/3
Signature 22. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

Egyptian Government Currency Note (1916-1960)

P162	5 Piastres 1st June 1918.
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P163	5 Piastres L. 1940
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P164	5 Piastres L. 1940
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P165a	5 Piastres L. 1940
Signature title (on back) = Minister of Finance. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P166c	10 Piastres L. 1940
Arabic and Western serial numbers. Watermark = geometric shapes. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P167a	10 Piastres L. 1940
Block letter only; no block number. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P167b	10 Piastres L. 1940
Block letter and number. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P168a	10 Piastres L. 1940
Signature title (on back) = Minister of Finance. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P168a	10 Piastres L. 1940
Signature title (on back) = Minister of Finance. Signature variety. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P174a	5 Piastres L.1940 (1952-1958)
Watermark = pyramids. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P175a	10 Piastres L. 1940 (1952)
Watermark = pyramids. Signature title (on back) = Minister of Finance and Economy. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P176c	5 Piastres L. 1940 (1958-1971)
Watermark = letters. Signature title (on back) = Minister of Treasury. Images courtesy Ron Wise

United Arab Republic Currency Note (1961)

P180a	5 Piastres L.1940 (1961)
Signature = Baghdady. Series 15-16. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P180b	5 Piastres L.1940 (1961)
Signature = Kaissouni. Series 16-18. Signature title = Minister of Treasury & Planning. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P180c	5 Piastres L.1940 (1961)
Signature = Daif. Series 18-22. Watermark = 3 mm tall. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P180d	5 Piastres L.1940 (1961)
Signature = Daif. Series 22-26. Watermark = 5 mm tall. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P181a	10 Piastres L.1940 (1961)
Signature = Baghdady. Series 16. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P181b	10 Piastres L.1940 (1961)
Signature = Kaissouni. Series 16-18. Signature title = Minister of Treasury & Planning. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P181c	10 Piastres L.1940 (1961)
Signature = Kaissouni. Series 16. Signature title = Minister of Treasury. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P181d	10 Piastres L.1940 (1961)
Signature = Daif. Series 18-24. Images courtesy Ron Wise

Arab Republic of Egypt Currency Note (1971-present)

P182e	5 Piastres L. 1940 (1971)
Signature = Ismail. Series 37-40. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P182g	5 Piastres L. 1940 (1971)
Signature = Loufty. Series 42-47. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P182j	5 Piastres L. 1940 (1971)
Signature = Hamed. Series 50-72. Printer = Postal Printing House. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P183a	10 Piastres L. 1940 (1971)
Flag on front with 2 stars. Signature = Hegazy. Signature title = Minister of Treasury. Series 29-30. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P183g	10 Piastres L. 1940 (1971)
Flag on front with 2 stars. Signature = Loufty. Series 38-43. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P184a	10 Piastres L. 1940 (1971)
Flag on front with eagle. Signature = Hamed. Series 46-69. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P185	5 Piastres L. 1940 (1997-1998)
Signature = Elghareeb. Signature title = Minister of Finance. Series 1-2. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P186	5 Piastres L. 1940 (1997-1998)
Signature = Hamed. Signature title = Minister of Finance. Series 1-2. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P188a	5 Piastres L. 1940 (1998-1999)
Signature = Elghareeb. Signature title = Minister of Finance. Series 1-6. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P188b	5 Piastres L. 1940 (2000?)
Signature = Hassanani. Signature title = Minister of Finance. Series 7 and above. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P189a	10 Piastres L. 1940 (1998-1999)
Signature = Elghareeb. Signature title = Minister of Finance. Series 1-3. Blue underprint at center. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P new	10 Piastres L. 1940 (2000?)
Signature = Hassanani. Signature title = Minister of Finance. Purple underprint at center. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P new	10 Piastres L. 1940 (2000?)
Signature = Barhlhih?. Signature title = Minister of Finance. Orange underprint at center. Images courtesy Ron Wise

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