5 Pounds 17.7.1973 (Front: Ahmad Ibn Tulun Mosque (884) in Cairo. Back: Generic image of unidentified ruins with straight cylindrical columns and large boulders around them. Pharaonic wall relief – frieze depicting "Bounty of River Nile" with Hapi, God of the annual flooding of the river Nile, bearing offerings. Upper and lower friezes of wall relief describing daily activities in Ancient Egypt. Watermark: Head of The Seated archaic Egyptian Scribe, Fifth Dynasty of Egypt. Predominant colours: Grey and greenish blue. Artist: Unknown. Engraver: Unknown. Signature: Ahmed Zendo (CBE Governor, 26 March 1964 to 5 February 1967 (First term), 1 February 1971 to 18 March 1976 (Second term)). Security thread: Solid, metallic, fully embedded, vertical, 0.5 mm wide. Printing method: Intaglio. Issuer: Central Bank of Egypt. Date of Issue: 17 July 1973. Total issue: Pending. Date of withdrawal: 1978/2011. Legal tender: No. Material: Cotton paper. Printer: The Printing House of the Central Bank of Egypt a.k.a. Egyptian Banknote Printing House (EBPH)) (Serial No: 152/Dh 0020438) (lightly circulated) XF
Dimensions: 169 x 83 mm
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Catalogue Number: P-45b (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B311b (Banknote Book)
Grade/condition: Extra Fine (XF) (lightly circulated, lightly used) GRADING INFO
Texts: البنك المركزى المصرى. Central Bank of Egypt. خمسة جنيهات مصرية. Five Egyptian Pounds.
Dimensions: 169 x 83 mm
PHOTO REMARK: The banknote picture is for overall design reference only (unless its serial number exactly matches its description). Photos displaying the entire banknote should not be treated as WYSIWYG for signature and date varieties, for exact serial numbers, grade, condition etc. Smaller supplemental photos of signatures (where available) are WYSIWYG indeed. Our textual descriptions are your reliable guide to what you will receive. What you read is what you get (WYRIWYG).
Catalogue Number: P-45b (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B311b (Banknote Book)
Grade/condition: Extra Fine (XF) (lightly circulated, lightly used) GRADING INFO
Texts: البنك المركزى المصرى. Central Bank of Egypt. خمسة جنيهات مصرية. Five Egyptian Pounds.
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