Egyptian Government Currency note, colour trial for 5 piastres, 27 May 1917, serial number 440957, purple on pink, yellow and green underprint, papyrus flower at centre, signature of Youssef Wahba, text reads 5 piastres in English but 10 piastres in Arabic, reverse the Temple of Isis at Philae(Pick 158, Hanafy p.116), staple hole, this type never issued due to an error with two different denominations shown in the text, uncirculated, scarce.
Estimate: £2,000 - £2,500