5 Piastres

Features

Issuer Egypt
Issuing entity Ministry of Finance (Egypt)
King Farouk I (1936-1952)
Type Standard banknote
Years 1945-1952
Value 5 Piastres (0.05 EGP)
Currency Pound (1916-date)
Composition Paper
Size 96 × 55 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
220400
References P# 165,
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.
MHN# M5(5P.T.)
Magdy Hanafy; 2005. موسوعة وكتالوج العملات المصرية - العملات الورقية المساعدة = Encyclopedia & Catalogue of Egyptian Money - The Egyptian Currency Note. Friends Group For Philately & Numismatics, Cairo, Egypt.

Obverse

King Farouk at left

Scripts: Arabic, Latin

Reverse

Scripts: Arabic, Latin

Watermark

Crown and the Arabic letter "ف" which is "F" for King Farouk

Printer

Survey of Egypt, Cairo, Egypt (1822-date)

Comments

Information:

  • This is the fifth issue similar to 4th issue in design and water mark however the portrait of King “Farouk ” replaced the picture of mosque of Khayer Bek - See links.
  • The highest serial for each prefix is 999,000.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1945)  22% P#165 - Please do not use - MINISTER OF FINANCE - Please move your entries below
ND (1945)  2% P#165 - Please do not use - MINISTER OF FINANCE & ECONOMY - Please move your entries below
ND (1945-1946)  42% P#165a - Sig: Ebeid - Prfx: A/5 - Q/5
ND (1946)  4% P#165b - Sig: Sedky - Prfx: Q/5 - X/5
ND (1946)  6% P#165c - Sig: Bialy - Prfx: X/5 - B/6
ND (1946-1947)  6% P#165d - Sig: Hady - Prfx: B/6 - D/6
ND (1947)  4% P#165e - Sig: Badr - Prfx: D/6 - P/6
ND (1947-1948)  6% P#165f - Sig: El-Nokrashy - Prfx: P/6 - B/7
ND (1949)  4% P#165g - Sig: Fahmy - Prfx: B/7 - P/7
ND (1949-1950)  2% P#165h - Sig: A. Motaal - Prfx: O/7 - T/7
ND (1950)  4% P#165i - Sig: M. Motaal - Prfx: T/7 - F/8
ND (1950-1952)  4% P#165j - Sig: Eldin - Prfx: F/8 - A/9
ND (1952)  2% P#165k - Sig: M. Motaal - Prfx: A/9 - D/9
ND (1952)  4% P#165L - Sig: M. Motaal ? - Prfx: E/9 - K/9 - Minister of Finance & Economy
ND (1952)  0% P#165m - Sig: Ibrahim - Prfx: K/9 - M/9
ND (1952)  8% P#165n - Sig: El-Emary - Prfx: M/9 - S/9 ; V/9 - W/9

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