The Design of the Egyptian Twenty Pound Note
(Latest issue: on 23/5/2001 )
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The Design of the Egyptian Twenty Pound Note |
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(Latest issue: on 23/5/2001 ) |
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On the left side of the note, there is a mask of King Tutankhamoun that appears when the note is exposed to a penetrating light (serial no.1). |
| Size | 15.5 cm x7 cm. |
| Front | The main element in the front is Mohammed Ali Mosque in gray. The Mosque has a background of regular toning of the same color. |
| Back | The main element is a gray wall tablet containing relief pharaonic drawings on one of the pillars of Sesostris I Temple. |
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(Issue on: 22/7/1980 ) |
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| Watermark | The statue of Tutankhamoun. A metal thread penetrates through the right part of the note. |
| Size | 7 cm. X 15.5 cm. |
| Face | The central element is the Mosque of Mohammed Ali (Citadel) in violet behind which is a pattern of Islamic decorations in green. |
| Back | To the right of the center, there is a vertical panel in gray depicting the pillar relief in the Temple of Sesostris I at Karnak. On the left hand side there is a pharaonic chariot on which the Bank's title in English is printed. |
| The Design of the Egyptian Twenty Pound Note | |
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( Issued On: 15/5/1977) |
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| Date of Issue | 15/5/1977 |
| Watermark | The Ancient Egyptian Scribe. A metal thread is incorporated along the width of the right side of the note. |
| Dominant Color | Shades of green and a rock-like color on both face and back. |
| Face | The Mohamed Ali Mosque at the Citadel. |
| Back | Statue of Isis and a Pharaonic war chariot. |
| Size | 190x95mm. |
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This issue is still in circulation but in limited amounts. |
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