5 pounds 1959 — Egypt ( Pick: 31 )
Region:
Africa
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 5 pounds issued in Egypt in 1959. It is cataloged under Pick number 31.
The front side design features Tutankhamen facing right, with a mosque on the left. The colors are dark green, gray-blue, and brown. The back side design includes the text "Al- OHJRULFDO JXUHV :DWHUPDUN )ORZHU."
The dimensions of the note are 170 x 89 mm. It is printed on paper and is signed by Abd El Gelil El-Emary. The printing office is unknown, and the amount produced has not been specified.
The front side design features Tutankhamen facing right, with a mosque on the left. The colors are dark green, gray-blue, and brown. The back side design includes the text "Al- OHJRULFDO JXUHV :DWHUPDUN )ORZHU."
The dimensions of the note are 170 x 89 mm. It is printed on paper and is signed by Abd El Gelil El-Emary. The printing office is unknown, and the amount produced has not been specified.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Abd El Gelil El-Emary
- Date of issue
- 1959
- Printing office
- unknown
- Paper
- paper
- Colour
- green, blue, and orange
- Dimensions
- 170 x 89 mm
- Amount produced
- unknown
- Pick catalog
- 31
About this banknote
The National Bank of Egypt issued this 5-pound banknote in 1959, as part of a series circulating from 1952 to 1960. The note is signed by Abd El Gelil El-Emary, who served as the bank's governor during this period.
The obverse features a dark green, gray-blue, and brown color scheme, with a portrait of Tutankhamun facing right and the Muhammad Ali Mosque depicted on the left. The reverse displays a statue representing the River Nile, accompanied by a sphinx and cherubim, an artwork housed in the Vatican Museum. The banknote measures 170 x 89 mm and includes a lotus flower watermark.
