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10 Piastres
| Issuer | Egyptian Government |
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| Year | 1940 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Brown note printed on a fine guilloche underprint, with the bilingual heading 'Egyptian Government Currency Note' in English and Arabic across the upper field, flanked by ornate floral corner medallions. A central band carries the denomination 'Ten Piastres' in English alongside the Arabic equivalent, with the numeral '10' in a guilloche cartouche at right. The issuing authority inscription notes Law No. 50/1940, and the signature of the Minister of Finance appears below, with serial number and prefix letters at upper left and lower left. |
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| Reverse description | Deep blue engraved design centred on a large oval vignette of the Cairo Citadel with its mosque minarets seen across the Nile, set within a fine guilloche oval border. Flanking the central vignette are densely worked acanthus-scroll corner ornaments, with the numeral '10' in a circular guilloche medallion at left and its Arabic equivalent at right. The overall composition is executed in a single dark blue intaglio impression with no additional text on the reverse. |
| Reverse lettering | ١٠ |
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