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50 Piastres
| Issuer | National Bank of Egypt |
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| Year | 1935-1951 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | White ground with a predominantly green colour scheme; a vignette at left depicts the seated statue of Pharaoh Khafra with the falcon god Horus spread behind his head. Ornamental lotus flowers in green, orange, purple, and blue occupy the lower right and left corners as underprint decorative elements. Arabic inscriptions and the denomination appear within the central field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries an English-language text block at centre with the bank name and issuing decree date. To the right, the crescent and three stars motif of the Egyptian national emblem appears above the denomination numeral '50 Piastres'. Flanking each side of the lower field, a stylised lotus flower is guarded by two rearing cobras rendered in guilloche-style vignettes. |
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| Signature(s) | 1935-1940 - Cook 1940-1943 - Nixon (large) 1945-1947 - Nixon (small) 1947-1950 - Leith-Ross |
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