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1 Pound National Bank
| Issuer | National Bank Limited |
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| Year | 1902-1914 |
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| Value | 1 Pound (1 Punt) |
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| Obverse description | A central vignette of Hibernia seated is positioned at the top centre, flanked on the left by the bank's heraldic arms with supporters. The body of the note carries an extensive list of branch towns in small letterpress type arranged across six lines in the centre field, with the denomination ONE POUND rendered in large intaglio script as an underprint. The upper border bears the bank title and the legend "Unlimited for Note Issue", while the lower portion carries the promise to pay text and the authorisation line "For the Directors and Company". |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is blank, showing only the plain paper stock with no printed design, lettering, or security features. |
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National Bank Limited was a privately chartered institution operating in Egypt under British occupation, and its notes circulated alongside — and in competition with — those of the National Bank of Egypt, which held the formal currency monopoly. The relationship between the two was frequently contentious, with the National Bank Limited occupying a legally ambiguous position that successive British administrators found inconvenient but tolerated for commercial reasons.
The P#209 series spans a twelve-year window that closes precisely at the outbreak of the First World War, after which Egyptian currency arrangements were reorganized under wartime emergency powers. Notes from the early end of this date range are considerably scarcer than those issued after 1908.