5 piastres 1940 — Egypt ( Pick: 165a )
Region:
Africa
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 5 piastres issued in Egypt in 1940. It is cataloged under Pick number 165a. Its dimensions are 96 x 55 mm and it is printed on paper.
The front side features a brown design on a yellow underprint, with a portrait of King Farouk positioned on the left. The back includes the title "MINISTER OF FINANCE."
The color scheme includes brown, yellow, and gray-blue. It was printed by the Survey of Egypt in Cairo. The amount produced is undetermined.
The front side features a brown design on a yellow underprint, with a portrait of King Farouk positioned on the left. The back includes the title "MINISTER OF FINANCE."
The color scheme includes brown, yellow, and gray-blue. It was printed by the Survey of Egypt in Cairo. The amount produced is undetermined.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Minister of Finance
- Date of issue
- 1940
- Printing office
- Survey of Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Brown on yellow underprint; gray-blue
- Dimensions
- 96 x 55 mm
- Amount produced
- Undetermined
- Pick catalog
- 165a
About this banknote
The Egyptian Government issued the 5 piastres banknote in 1940 under Law 50/1940. This issuance was prompted by a shortage of small-denomination coins during World War II, leading the government to introduce fractional currency notes to facilitate everyday transactions.
The front of the note features a brown design on a yellow underprint, with a portrait of King Farouk I on the left. The back is gray-blue and includes the title "MINISTER OF FINANCE." This variant, cataloged as Pick 165a, was printed by the Survey of Egypt in Cairo.
