5 Pounds

5 Pounds - obverse5 Pounds - reverse

© Omar Sherif

Features

Issuer Egypt
Issuing bank National Bank of Egypt
King Farouk I (1936-1952)
Type Standard banknote
Years 1946-1951
Value 5 Pounds (5 EGP)
Currency Pound (1916-date)
Composition Paper
Size 170 × 89 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
212116
References P# 25
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Brown and Orange colour scheme
Portrait of King Farouk on the Right
Mosque of Muhammad Ali on Left
Watermark area bottom-centre

Scripts: Arabic, Latin

Lettering:
البنك الاهلي المصري

اصدر بمقتضى المرسوم العالى المؤرخ فى ٢٥ يونيو سنة ١٨٩٨

أتعهد بأن أدفع عند الطلب لحامل هذا السند مبلغ خمست جنيهات مصرية

Translation:
National Bank of Egypt

Produced based on the decree dated 25th January in the year 1898

I promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of Five Egyptian Pounds

Reverse

Statue of Nilus, Greek deity of the Nile, with 16 children representing 16 branches of the Nile at the time

Script: Latin

Lettering:
National Bank of Egypt

Five Egyptian Pounds

Watermark

Lotus Flower

Printer

Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1946-1948)  60% P# 25a - Sig: Leith-Ross - Prfx: أ ب ١ ـ أب ٤٠
ND (1951)  53% P# 25b - Sig: Saad - Prfx: أ ب ـ ٤١ أ ب ٦٠

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 5 PoundsPicture 1 of a sold 5 Pounds
Katz
Auction 99
Lot 3153
Internet Archive
31 Oct 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 730.18
(EUR 676.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 PoundsPicture 1 of a sold 5 Pounds
Katz
Auction 99
Lot 3155
Internet Archive
31 Oct 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 2485.43
(EUR 2301.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 PoundsPicture 1 of a sold 5 Pounds
Katz
Auction 99
Lot 3154
Internet Archive
31 Oct 2023 Undetermined VF USD 41.05
(EUR 38.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 PoundsPicture 1 of a sold 5 Pounds
Katz
Auction 83
Lot 2072
Internet Archive
20 May 2023 Undetermined F USD 48.61
(EUR 45.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 PoundsPicture 1 of a sold 5 Pounds
Katz
Jubilee Auction 60
Lot 506
Internet Archive
14 May 2022 Undetermined F USD 51.85
(EUR 48.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 PoundsPicture 1 of a sold 5 Pounds
Katz
Auction 95
Lot 2012
Internet Archive
16 Sep 2023 Undetermined USD 32.40
(EUR 30.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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