5 pounds 1973 — Egypt ( Pick: 45 )
Region:
Africa
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 5 pounds issued in Egypt in 1973. It is cataloged under Pick number 45.
The front side features a black design on a blue and multicolor underprint, depicting the Ahmad ibn Tulun mosque in Cairo at the center right. The back side displays ruins on the left and a frieze at the center right. The watermark shows an archaic Egyptian scribe.
This note measures 170 x 85 mm. The signatures present on the note include 13, 14, and 15.
The front side features a black design on a blue and multicolor underprint, depicting the Ahmad ibn Tulun mosque in Cairo at the center right. The back side displays ruins on the left and a frieze at the center right. The watermark shows an archaic Egyptian scribe.
This note measures 170 x 85 mm. The signatures present on the note include 13, 14, and 15.
Specifications
- Date of issue
- 1969-1978
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Black on blue and multicolour underprint
- Dimensions
- 170 x 85 mm
- Pick catalog
- 45
About this banknote
The Central Bank of Egypt issued the 5-pound banknote (Pick 45) between 1969 and 1978. This series was introduced during the transition from the United Arab Republic (1958–1971) to the Arab Republic of Egypt (1971–present).
The obverse features the Ahmad ibn Tulun Mosque in Cairo at the center right. The reverse depicts Hapi, the ancient Egyptian god of the Nile's annual flooding, bearing offerings to the right, and the ruins of the Ramesseum, the funerary temple of Pharaoh Ramses II, to the left. The watermark is an image of an ancient Egyptian scribe.
