Egypt new signature 1-pound note (B316n) confirmed
2016-06-17
Like B316m, but new signature (Amer) and new windowed Motion security thread. 10.05.2016 – 26.11.2017. Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Egypt reported to resume printing of 1-pound note (B316n)
2016-06-07
According to an Albawaba Business article dated 7 June 2016, the Central Bank of Egypt’s printing house has begun producing 500 million new 1-pound banknotes to alleviate a shortage of small change. The new notes are expected to be identical to the 1-pound note (B316) which has not been producedRead More…
Egypt new 5-pound note (B336a) confirmed
2015-10-27
Like B329, but latent image at upper right front and 4-mm wide windowed thread with demetalized 5, Five Pounds in Arabic, and coat of arms.Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Egypt new 10-pound note (B337a) confirmed
2015-10-27
Like B330, but latent image at lower left front and 4-mm wide windowed thread at right center, with demetalized 10, Ten Pounds in Arabic, and coat of arms. Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Egypt new 200-pound note (B341a) confirmed
2015-07-31
B341 (P77): 200 pounds (US$11) Purple, green, and brown. Front: Arabic text; denomination in SPARK; denomination as registration device; Qani Bay mosque in Cairo. Back: English text; statue of the Seated Scribe; cartouche with “Egypt is Peace” in hieroglyphics. Motion windowed security thread. 1.5-mm wide solid security thread with demetalizedRead More…
Egypt new 100-pound note (B340a) confirmed
2015-07-31
B340 (P76): 100 pounds (US$5.55) Green, orange, purple, and brown. Front: Arabic text; Eye of Horus as registration device; denomination in SPARK; Sultan Hassan mosque in Cairo. Back: English text; Great Sphinx of Giza; hieroglyphics of Kemet (black soil), ancient name of Egypt; Eye of Horus. Motion windowed security thread.Read More…
Egypt new signature 50-pound note (B322d) confirmed
2014-07-15
Like B332c, but new signature (Hafez). 04.04.2013 – 02.03.2015. Courtesy of Mohammed Elarabi.Read More…
Egypt new signature 20-pound note (B331f) confirmed
2014-03-02
Like B331e, but new signature (Hafez). 16.05.2013 – 14.01.2015. Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Egypt new signature 5-pound note (B329d) confirmed
2014-03-01
Like B329c, but new signature (Hafez). 26.02.2013 – 31.03.2014. Courtesy of Sejin Ahn.Read More…
Press release: Encyclopedia of Sudan Banknotes 1856 – 2012
2013-04-30
Bushra Ali, a frequent contributor to this site and The Banknote Book, recently published Encyclopedia of Sudan Banknotes 1856 – 2012. This specialized catalog is available via Lulu.com as a print-on-demand book. This 467-page first edition covers all notes from 1856 to 2012, and includes Egyptian notes used in Sudan,Read More…