5 Pounds 1.11.1978 (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: 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: 1 November 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: 358/Dh 0951253) (lightly circulated) XF
Dimensions: 170 x 84 mm
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Catalogue Number: P-45c (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B311c (Banknote Book)
Grade/condition: Extremely Fine (XF) (lightly circulated, lightly used) GRADING INFO
Texts: البنك المركزى المصرى. Central Bank of Egypt. خمسة جنيهات مصرية. Five Egyptian Pounds.
Dimensions: 170 x 84 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-45c (SCWPM: Albert Pick; Krause Publications); B311c (Banknote Book)
Grade/condition: Extremely 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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