Currency 1954 National Bank of Egypt One Pound Banknote P# 30 Signed Fekry XF+
Description: A beautiful crisp extremely fine or better banknote from Egypt. This is the Cairo 10 June 1954 one pound banknote issued by the National Bank of Egypt. The banknote is blue and lilac in color on multi colored background. It depicts the image of Tutankhamen facing forward within a circular frame to the right of the front. The back is blue in color and shows ancient Egyptian temple ruins in water with a round white circle to its right (where the watermark is located). The front also indicates that the note was issued according to the decree dated 25th June 1898. This particular note has the serial number 0877174 and is from the series (Kha Dal) KD/34, which is displayed twice in black lettering on the front and not on the back. The note has a watermark depicting the head of the Sphinx of Giza. It is signed by Mohamed Amin Fekry the governor of the National Bank of Egypt at the time. Please carefully review the scans presented as they are part and parcel of our description.
Date: 10 June 1954.
Printer: Unknown.
Size: The banknote measures ~6 3/8" by ~3 3/8".
Pick Number: P 30 and is listed in The Banknote Book as B130a.
Condition: I would grade this banknote as a nice extremely fine or better with all the details being very well preserved. The note has three vertical folds but is relatively clean with very light soiling. The note is crisp and intact. The note has no stains, no graffiti, no pinholes and is in great original condition. The note retains quite a bit of its original stiffness and crispiness. The corners are intact, fully squared with minimum observable rounding and a few minor bumps. The edges show minimum roughness if any and the note has no tears or splits. A beautiful crisp note in excellent original condition worthy of a spot in your collection of Egyptian banknotes. Please see scans for additional condition information.
Date: 10 June 1954.
Printer: Unknown.
Size: The banknote measures ~6 3/8" by ~3 3/8".
Pick Number: P 30 and is listed in The Banknote Book as B130a.
Condition: I would grade this banknote as a nice extremely fine or better with all the details being very well preserved. The note has three vertical folds but is relatively clean with very light soiling. The note is crisp and intact. The note has no stains, no graffiti, no pinholes and is in great original condition. The note retains quite a bit of its original stiffness and crispiness. The corners are intact, fully squared with minimum observable rounding and a few minor bumps. The edges show minimum roughness if any and the note has no tears or splits. A beautiful crisp note in excellent original condition worthy of a spot in your collection of Egyptian banknotes. Please see scans for additional condition information.
