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50 Piastres, Egypt, 1918
Description
One (1) 50 piastres note | Egypt, 1918 | Obverse Image: The sphinx with a pyramid in the background. | Obverse Text: NATIONAL BANK OF EGYPT / ISSUED UNDER DECREE DATED 25TH JUNE 1898 / P/62 048,953 / I PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF FIFTY PIASTRES / CAIRO 12th AUGUST 1918 / FOR THE NATIONAL BANK OF EGYPT / FIFTY / 50 / GOVERNOR | Reverse Image: Geometric designs in green ink. | Reverse Text: 50 / [NEEDS TRANSLATION] | Currently not on view
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