20 Pounds 3.5.1978 (Front: The Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque in the Citadel of Cairo (1848). Back: Bas-relief from Abu Simbel Temple with pharaonic war chariot with bow and arrows: depicting Ramses II fighting the Nubians at the Battle of Kadesh. Bas-reliefs from the Temple of Ptolemy in Edfu depicting Ptolemy II, crowned by two females and another one depicting Gods Osiris and Horus and Goddess Seshat in between them. Bas-relief depicting goddess Isis (Cleopatra) at the Temple of Isis at Philae temple complex, Aswan, Egypt. Two griffon vultures. Watermark: Head of The Seated archaic Egyptian Scribe, Fifth Dynasty of Egypt. Predominant colours: Green and grey. Artist: Abbas El-Sheikh. Engraver: Unknown. Signature: Mohamed Ibrahim (CBE Governor, 19 March 1976 to 4 January 1982). Security thread: Solid, metallic, fully embedded, vertical, 0.5 mm wide. Printing method: Intaglio. Issuer: Central Bank of Egypt. Date of Issue: 3 May 1978. 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: 29/S 0491637) (circulated, edge tears, tape repair) VF
Dimensions: 188 x 93 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-48 (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B314a (Banknote Book)
Grade/condition: Very Fine (VF) (circulated, used, 15 mm tear repaired with small piece of scotch tape, 2 more edge tears) GRADING INFO
Texts: البنك المركزى المصرى. Central Bank of Egypt. عشرون جنيهًا مصريًا. Twenty Egyptian Pounds. دار طباعة النقد المصرية بالبنك المركزي.
Dimensions: 188 x 93 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-48 (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B314a (Banknote Book)
Grade/condition: Very Fine (VF) (circulated, used, 15 mm tear repaired with small piece of scotch tape, 2 more edge tears) GRADING INFO
Texts: البنك المركزى المصرى. Central Bank of Egypt. عشرون جنيهًا مصريًا. Twenty Egyptian Pounds. دار طباعة النقد المصرية بالبنك المركزي.
World Banknotes - A
