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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EgCollector, post: 810160, member: 15538&quot;]A very beautiful collection. I am not into note collecting, but i think that the Egyptian 5 piastres note is not dated 1940 it is issued under a law of year 1940.</p><p>It is written on it The Republic of Egypt so it has to be issued after the 1952 revolution, because before that date Egypt was a Kingdom and King Farouk portrait was on most of its currency.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You can use the Minister of Finance signature found on the back of the note to determine the date of Egyptian notes for example in this case the note is signed by </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font size="2"><b>Dr.Mohammed Salah Eldeen Hamid</b> , Ministry of Finance, 19/11/1976 to 5/10/1978</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font size="2">This link may help regarding Egyptian Ministers of Finance </font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font size="2"><a href="http://www.mof.gov.eg/English/About+MOF/History.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mof.gov.eg/English/About+MOF/History.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.mof.gov.eg/English/About+MOF/History.htm</a></font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font size="2">Hope this helps <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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