Egypt 10 Pounds Banknote, 2022 ND, P-81, UNC, Polymer
Egypt 10 Pounds Banknote
Coins
Between 1837 and 1900, copper 1 and 5 para*, silver 10 and 20 para, 1, 5, 10 and 20 piastre (PT), gold 5 PT, 10 PT. and 20 PT and LE 1 coins were introduced, with gold 50 PT coins issued in 1839.
Egypt 10 Pounds Banknote
Egypt 10 Pounds Banknote
Copper 10 para coins were introduced in 1853, although the silver coin continued to be issued. Copper 10 para coins were again introduced in 1862, followed by copper 4 para and 21⁄2 PT coins in 1863. Gold 25 PT coins were introduced in 1867.
Egypt 10 Pounds Banknote
Egypt 10 Pounds Banknote
Egypt 10 Pounds Banknote
In 1885, the para was replaced by the millieme in order to decimalise the currency and a new coinage was introduced. The issue consisted of bronze 1⁄4, 1⁄2, 1, 2 and 5 millieme (m), silver 1 PT, 2 PT, 5 PT, 10 PT and 20 PT coins. The gold coinage practically ceased, with only small numbers of 5 PT and 10 PT coins issued.
In 1916 and 1917, a new base metal coinage was introduced consisting of bronze 1⁄2m and holed, cupro-nickel 1m, 2m, 5m and 10m coins. Silver 2 PT, 5 PT, 10 PT and 20 PT coins continued to be issued, and a gold LE 1 coin was reintroduced. Between 1922 and 1923, the gold coinage was extended to include 20 PT and 50 PT and LE 1 and LE 5 coins.
In 1924, bronze replaced cupro-nickel in the 1m coin and the holes were removed from the other cupro-nickel coins. In 1938, bronze 5m and 10m coins were introduced, followed in 1944 by silver, hexagonal 2 PT coins.
Between 1954 and 1956, a new coinage was introduced, consisting of aluminium-bronze 1m, 5m and 10m and silver 5 PT, 10 PT and 20 PT coins, with the size of the silver coinage significantly reduced. An aluminium-bronze 2m coin was introduced in 1962. In 1967 the silver coinage was abandoned and cupro-nickel 5 and 10 piastre coins were introduced.
Egypt 10 Pounds Banknote
Aluminium replaced aluminium-bronze in the 1m, 5m and 10m coins in 1972, followed by brass in the 5m and 10m coins in 1973. Aluminium-bronze 2 PT and cupro-nickel 20 PT coins were introduced in 1980, followed by aluminium-bronze 1 PT and 5 PT coins in 1984. In 1992, brass 5 and 10 piastre coins were introduced, followed by holed, cupro-nickel 25 piastre coins in 1993. The size of 5 PT coins was reduced in 2004, 10 PT and 25 PT coins – in 2008.
Egypt 10 Pounds Banknote
On the 1st of June, 2006, 50 PT and LE 1 coins dated 2005 were introduced, and its equivalent banknotes were temporarily phased out from circulation in 2010. The coins bear the face of Cleopatra VII and Tutankhamun’s mask, and the LE 1 coin is bimetallic. The size and composition of 50 PT coins was reduced in 2007.
| Value | Debut | Image | Specifications | Description | ||||||
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| Obverse | Reverse | Diameter (mm) | Thickness (mm) | Mass (g) | Composition | Obverse | Reverse | |||
| 5 PT** | 1984 |  |
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23 | 1.2 | 4.9 | Copper 95% Aluminium 5% | 3 pyramids of Giza |
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| 1992 | 21 | 1.1 | 3.2 | Copper 92% Aluminium 8% |
Islamic pottery | |||||
| 2004–2008 | 17 | 1.04 | 2.4 | Steel 94% Nickel 2% Copper plating 4% |
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| 10 PT** | 1984 | 25 | 1.35 | 5.2 | Copper 75% Nickel 25% | Mosque of Muhammad Ali | ||||
| 1992 |  |
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23 | 1.2 | 4.9 | Copper 95% Aluminum 5% | ||||
| 2008 | 19 | 1.1 | 3.2 | Steel 94% Copper 2% Nickel plating 4% |
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| 20 PT** | 1984 | 27 | 1.4 | 6 | Copper 75% Nickel 25% | |||||
| 1992 |  |
25 | 1.35 | 5.2 | Copper 95% Aluminium 5% |
Al-Azhar mosque | ||||
| 25 PT | 1993** | 1.4 |
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| 2008-22 | 21 | 1.26 | 4.5 | Steel 94% Copper 2% Nickel plating 4% |
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| 50 PT | 2005 |  |
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25 | 1.58 | 6.5 | Copper 75% Zinc 20% Nickel 5% |
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| 2007-21 | 23 | 1.7 | Steel 94% Nickel 2% Copper plating 4% |
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| LE 1*** | 2005 |  |
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25 | 1.89 | 8.5 | Bimetal | Tutankhamun‘s mask |
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| Ring | Centre | |||||||||
| Copper 75% Nickel 25% |
Copper 75% Zinc 20% Nickel 5% |
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| 2007–2022 | 1.96 | Steel 94% Copper 2% Nickel plating 4% |
Steel 94% Nickel 2% Copper plating 4% |
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