5 pounds 1951 — Egypt ( Pick: 25 )
Region:
Africa
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 5 pounds issued in Egypt in 1951. It is cataloged under Pick number 25. The front side design features a portrait of King Farouk at the right, accompanied by the Citadel of Cairo at the left. The color scheme includes deep purple on a multicolor underprint, with dark blue details on a pale orange and light gray background.
The note measures 000 x 000 mm and was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company. It is signed by Frederick Rowlatt, Edward Cook, Norman Nixon, Frederick Leith-Ross, and Ahmed Zaki Saad. A total of 6,000,000 pieces were produced.
This banknote features designs from the years 1946-1951. The 5-pound denomination was part of a series reflecting the currency aesthetics of post-war Egypt.
The note measures 000 x 000 mm and was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company. It is signed by Frederick Rowlatt, Edward Cook, Norman Nixon, Frederick Leith-Ross, and Ahmed Zaki Saad. A total of 6,000,000 pieces were produced.
This banknote features designs from the years 1946-1951. The 5-pound denomination was part of a series reflecting the currency aesthetics of post-war Egypt.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Frederick Rowlatt, Edward Cook, Norman Nixon, Frederick Leith-Ross, Ahmed Zaki Saad
- Date of issue
- 5 August 1917 to 23 May 1951
- Printing office
- Bradbury Wilkinson and Company
- Colour
- Deep purple on multicolor underprint; Dark blue on pale orange and light gray underprint
- Dimensions
- 000 x 000 mm
- Amount produced
- 6,000,000
- Pick catalog
- 25
About this banknote
The National Bank of Egypt issued the 5-pound banknote (Pick 25) in 1951, during the reign of King Farouk I (1936–1952). This series was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. of New Malden, Surrey, England.
The obverse features a portrait of King Farouk I on the right and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali at the Cairo Citadel on the left. The reverse depicts the Colossus of the Nile statue from the Vatican Museum in Rome, Italy. The banknote measures 170 × 89 mm and includes a lotus flower watermark.
