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10 Pounds
| Issuer | National Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 1899 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The upper portion carries the issuer's title NATIONAL BANK OF EGYPT in large letterpress capitals flanked by bilingual Arabic inscriptions, above a central vignette of the Philae Temple with two feluccas on the Nile in the foreground, rendered in fine intaglio in blue. A central panel contains the promise-to-pay legend and denomination TEN EGYPTIAN POUNDS, with the statutory decree date below. Serial numbers appear at lower left and right, with the Governor's signature line and the FOR THE NATIONAL BANK OF EGYPT inscription at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | NATIONAL BANK OF EGYPT I Promise to pay the Bearer on Demand the Sum of TEN EGYPTIAN POUNDS Issued under Decree dated 25th June 1898 For the NATIONAL BANK OF EGYPT GOVERNOR البنك الاهلي المصري |
| Reverse description | The entire field is occupied by an intricate green guilloche underprint forming a large oval cartouche of dense lathe-work, with a central rectangular panel bearing the Arabic inscription البنك الاهلي المصري and the denomination numeral 10 at left alongside the value indicator S.E. 10, all executed in deep green intaglio against the lace-like geometric background. |
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