20 pounds 1988 — Egypt ( Pick: 52 )
Region:
Africa
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 20 pounds issued in Egypt in 1988. It is cataloged under Pick number 52. The dimensions of the note are 155 x 69 mm.
The front side features the Muhammed Ali mosque at the center, depicted in black, gray-violet, and deep green on a multicolor underprint. The back displays archaic sculptures from the Chapel of Sesostris I and an archaic war chariot. This note includes a watermark of Tutankhamen's mask.
This banknote is signed by Signature 19. The color scheme includes black, gray-violet, and deep green.
The front side features the Muhammed Ali mosque at the center, depicted in black, gray-violet, and deep green on a multicolor underprint. The back displays archaic sculptures from the Chapel of Sesostris I and an archaic war chariot. This note includes a watermark of Tutankhamen's mask.
This banknote is signed by Signature 19. The color scheme includes black, gray-violet, and deep green.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Signature 19
- Date of issue
- 1988-1992
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Black, gray-violet, deep green on multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 155 x 69 mm
- Pick catalog
- 52
About this banknote
The Central Bank of Egypt issued the 20-pound banknote (Pick 52) in 1988, as part of a series introduced between 1978 and 1998. This series featured the signature of the then-Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, Mahmoud Salah Eldin Hamed, who served from 1986 to 1993.
The obverse of the banknote displays the Muhammad Ali Mosque at the center. The reverse features archaic sculptures from the Chapel of Sesostris I and an archaic war chariot. The banknote includes a segmented security thread with the bank's name repeated and a watermark depicting Tutankhamen's mask.
