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1 Pound
| Issuer | National Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 1952-1961 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Blue and lilac intaglio-printed note with a central guilloche underprint; a vignette of Tutankhamun's golden mask appears at right, while a circular blank panel at left is reserved for the watermark area. Intricate arabesque ornamental borders frame the design throughout. Legends and the promise-to-pay text are rendered in Arabic script. |
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| Obverse lettering | البنك الأهلى المصرى اصدر بمقتضى المرسوم العالى المؤرخ فى ٢٥ يونيو سنة ١٨٩٨ أتعهد بأن أدفع عند الطلب مبلغ جنيه واحد مصرى لحامل هذا السند مبلغ جنيه مصرى القاهرة فى ٣ أغسطس ١٩٦٠ عن البنك الأهلى المصرى محافظ البنك ١ جنيه مصرى (Translation: NATIONAL BANK OF EGYPT Issued by virtue of the High Decree of June 25, 1898 I promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of One Egyptian Pound For the National bank of Egypt Governor) |
| Reverse description | Printed in deep blue, the reverse bears a large central intaglio vignette of the Philae temple complex — including Trajan's Kiosk and the Temple of Isis — as viewed from the Nile, with their reflections rendered in fine line engraving. A circular guilloche panel occupies the right side, and denomination numerals appear at the corners within intricate floral and lotus-motif guilloche borders. The denomination legend is set in a decorative band along the lower margin. |
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