{"id":275123,"date":"2021-02-07T00:02:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T13:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/?p=275123"},"modified":"2022-06-08T09:17:13","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T23:17:13","slug":"egyptian-banknotes-that-never-saw-the-light-of-day-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%82%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%85%d8%b5%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%84%d9%85-%d8%aa%d8%a8%d8%b5%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d9%88%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ac%d8%b2%d8%a1\/","title":{"rendered":"Egyptian banknotes that never saw the light of day \u2013 Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table 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href=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/%d8%b9%d9%85%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%82%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%85%d8%b5%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%84%d9%85-%d8%aa%d8%a8%d8%b5%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d9%88%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ac%d8%b2%d8%a1\/#%D8%B9%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81_%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B4_%D8%8C_1_%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1_1899\" >Ten thousand piasters, January 1, 1899<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-heading\" id=\"0-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%83%D9%86%D9%88%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%83%D9%86%D9%88%D8%AA_%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A\"><\/span>Egyptian banknote experiences<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p dir=\"rtl\">In 2017, specifically between September 27 and 29, Egyptian banknotes were displayed at an auction house. <a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/spink-banknotes-auction-barnby-fall-2\/\">Spink <\/a><a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/spink.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Spink (opens in a new tab)\">Spink <\/a>The renowned London auction featured a number of archival photographs of experimental Egyptian banknotes that never saw the light of day. These experiments depicted Egyptian banknotes designed from the beginning of Egyptian banking until the 1950s, and were preserved in the archives of Bradbury Wilkinson. We begin with the early period of Egyptian banknotes and the initial attempts to issue Egyptian paper money during 1898 and 1899.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%8C-10-%D8%A3%D8%BA%D8%B3%D8%B7%D8%B3-1898-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A9_%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B4_%D8%8C_10_%D8%A3%D8%BA%D8%B3%D8%B7%D8%B3_1898\"><\/span>hundred<strong style=\"font-weight: bold;\"> Qirsh, August 10, 1898<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p dir=\"rtl\">An archival image of an Egyptian banknote, specifically a 100-piaster note issued by the National Bank of Egypt, dated August 10, 1898. It is black and white, with the Sphinx visible at the top left and the word \u201cvalue\u201d in Arabic at the top right. The value is in the middle and at the bottom left, and it is considered the oldest recorded example of an Egyptian banknote design.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">At this stage, there was no such thing as the Egyptian pound, so the piastre was used for the currency. This design was clearly inspired by the \u00a35 English White banknote, replacing the short article on Britain with the Sphinx. The coin sold for \u00a3800.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\"><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/17009_1530_1-Small.jpg\" alt=\"Egyptian banknotes that never saw the light of day\" class=\"wp-image-277508\"\/><figcaption>100 piastres, August 10, 1898<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/old-english-white-five-pound-note-old-white-five-pound-bank-note-white-background-179779257.jpg\" alt=\"old-english-white-five-pound-note-old-white-five-pound-\u00a3-bank-note-white-background-179779257\" class=\"wp-image-277510\"\/><figcaption>Five pounds sterling, nicknamed the English White<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-%D8%AE%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%8C-10-%D8%A3%D8%BA%D8%B3%D8%B7%D8%B3-1898-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D8%AE%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A9_%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B4_%D8%8C_10_%D8%A3%D8%BA%D8%B3%D8%B7%D8%B3_1898\"><\/span><strong><strong>Five hundred piasters, August 10, 1898<\/strong><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">Archival photograph, front and back of a 500-piaster coin, August 10, 1898, black and white, depicting a woman and two children to the left, with the value in the center. The coin sold for \u00a3800.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/17009_1531_1-Small.jpg\" alt=\"17009_1531_1 (Small)\" class=\"wp-image-277511\" width=\"700\" height=\"865\"\/><figcaption>Five hundred piasters, August 10, 1898<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%8C-1-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1-1899-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A9_%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B4_%D8%8C_1_%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1_1899\"><\/span><strong><strong>One hundred piastres, January 1, 1899<\/strong><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">Archival image of a 100-piastre note, January 1, 1899, black and white, with the Sphinx in the center, the value at the center and corners. This design clearly evolved from the 100-piastre note to the 50-piastre note issued in 1899. The size of the banknote is slightly different, but all the design elements are present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">This included a Sphinx in the middle of the note, and the piece sold for \u00a31,000.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/17009_1532_1-Small.jpg\" alt=\"17009_1532_1 (Small)\" class=\"wp-image-277512\"\/><figcaption>One hundred piastres, January 1, 1899<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5eda17e7b2dd83.69479441-original.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277513\" width=\"746\" height=\"388\"><figcaption>Fifty piasters, issue of 1899<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-%D8%AE%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%8C-1-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1-1899-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D8%AE%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A9_%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B4_%D8%8C_1_%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1_1899\"><\/span><strong><strong>Five hundred piasters, January 1, 1899<\/strong><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p dir=\"rtl\">Archival image of a 500-piastre note, January 1, 1899, black and white, showing the Philae Temple and a felucca on the left, the value at the upper right and left corners. This note contains an image of a felucca (a Nile sailing boat) on the left, very similar to the one ultimately used in the 1899 Egyptian pound issue. The piece sold for \u00a3800.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\"><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/17009_1533_1-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277514\"><figcaption>Five hundred piasters, January 1, 1899<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5eda19da1e6036.29401781-original.jpg\" alt=\"5eda19da1e6036.29401781-original\" class=\"wp-image-277515\" width=\"741\" height=\"391\"\/><figcaption>Ten pounds for the year 1899<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-heading\" id=\"5-%D8%AE%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%8C-1-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1-1899-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D8%AE%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A9_%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B4_%D8%8C_1_%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1_1899-2\"><\/span><strong>Five hundred piasters, January 1, 1899<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p dir=\"rtl\">Archival photograph of a 500-piastre coin, January 1, 1899, black and white, featuring a metaphorical Virgin and two children on the left, with the value in the center (left) and lower right. This is a further development of the 1898 design of the 500-piastre coin from the year above, but with the values in Arabic. It was sold for \u00a31,000.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\"><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/17009_1534_1-Small.jpg\" alt=\"17009_1534_1 (Small)\" class=\"wp-image-277516\"\/><figcaption>Five hundred piasters, January 1, 1899<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-heading\" id=\"6-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%8C-1-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1-1899-\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81_%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B4_%D8%8C_1_%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1_1899\"><\/span><strong>One thousand piasters, January 1, 1899<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p dir=\"rtl\">National Bank of Egypt, Obverse: Archival photograph of a 1000 piastre note, January 1, 1899, black and white, depicting an allegorical Virgin Mary and two children in the center, with the denomination on the left and right. A fairly generic design, none of which was used for subsequent Egyptian banknotes. However, it is interesting because it bears the signature of Palmer, who signed Egyptian banknotes during that period. The note sold for \u00a3800.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/17009_1535_1-Small.jpg\" alt=\"17009_1535_1 (Small)\" class=\"wp-image-277517\"\/><figcaption>One thousand piasters, January 1, 1899<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-heading\" id=\"7-%D8%AE%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%8C-1-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1-1899\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D8%AE%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81_%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B4_%D8%8C_1_%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1_1899\"><\/span>Five thousand piasters, January 1, 1899<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p dir=\"rtl\">Archival image of a 5000 piastre note, January 1, 1899, black and white, showing the pyramids and palm trees on the left, with the value placed in the middle and on the right, top left and right and bottom.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">A complex and well-thought-out design, featuring pyramids on the left, was adapted and used on the 1899 \u00a35 note, where almost all elements of the design were retained. It sold for \u00a31100.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/17009_1536_1-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277518\"><figcaption>Five thousand piasters, January 1, 1899<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5eda1936bc4ec2.67150207-original.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277519\"><figcaption>Five pounds issued in 1899<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-heading\" id=\"8-%D8%B9%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B4-%D8%8C-1-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1-1899\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%D8%B9%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81_%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B4_%D8%8C_1_%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1_1899\"><\/span>Ten thousand piasters, January 1, 1899<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<p dir=\"rtl\">Archival image of the 10,000 piastre note, dated January 1, 1899, black and white, showing two camels in the center, with the value placed to the left and corners. As with the 5,000 piastre note above, this design was adapted and used on another denomination, in this case, the Egyptian pound issued in 1899. Although the actual design was slightly scaled down, the basic elements remained the same, and it sold for \u00a31,400.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/17009_1537_1.jpg-Small.jpg\" alt=\"17009_1537_1.jpg (Small)\" class=\"wp-image-275125\"\/><figcaption>Ten thousand piasters, January 1, 1899<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-1-Small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-275249\"><figcaption>The Egyptian pound issued in 1899<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2017, specifically between September 27th and 29th, Egyptian banknote experiments were displayed at the renowned Spink auction house in London. 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