Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Egyptian Banknotes
The complete record according to the Pick catalog — from P-1 (1899) to W82 (2023) — every edition, every series, every variation
82Pick number verified
+200Edition and diversification
23Governor
1899First issue
🏭 Printing Houses
The printing presses that produced the Egyptian pound since 1899
✍️ Governors' Register (Full Signatures)
All those who signed the Egyptian pound from 1898 to the present day — 23 governors
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🇬🇧 Foreigners
🇪🇬 Egyptians
National Bank
Central Bank
| # | Governor | period | Nationality | The entity | Key contributions |
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💰 Coins and small denominations
25 and 50 piasters — All issues from 1899 to 2017
🟡 Egyptian pound paper (1 pound)
All versions from P-2 (1899) to P-71 (2022)
🟤 Five pound note
All versions from P-3 (1899) to P-72 (2021)
🔵 Ten pound note
All versions from P-4 (1899) to P-73 (2021)
🟢 Twenty pound note
First introduced in 1976 — from P-48 to P-75
🟠 Fifty pound note
All versions from P-5 (1899) to P-74 (2022)
🔴 The 100-pound note — the most common chain
All versions from P-6 (1899) to P-76 (2024)
💡 Attention collectorsThe 100-pound note is the most varied in the history of Egyptian currency—with more than 10 main issues and dozens of variations. Distinguishing features include: the pick number, the date of issue, the type of watermark, the thread color, and the presence of a hologram.
• Two hundred pound note
Highest denomination paper — introduced 2007
🧬 The Polymer Revolution (2021–present)
Egyptian plastic banknotes — W81 and W82
What is a polymer?Polymer banknotes are made from plastic (BOPP). They last 2.5 times longer than paper banknotes, are waterproof, and difficult to counterfeit. They are produced by the New Administrative Capital Printing House.
🔐 Evolution of security technologies
From hand printing in 1899 to polymer in 2021
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