Egypt banknotes 1 Egyptian Pound 1970
Central Bank of Egypt
Obverse: Sultan Quayet Bey mosque at left center, value in Arabic in each corner.
Reverse: Two of the four seated statues at the entrance of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel at left. (Four colossal 20 meter statues of the pharaoh with the double Atef crown of Upper and Lower Egypt decorate the facade of the temple, which is 35 meters wide and is topped by a frieze with 22 baboons, worshippers of the sun and flank the entrance. All statues represent Ramesses II, seated on a throne and wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt.) Bank legend at top centre, value in each corner. Drawing of the facade of the Small Temple of Abu Simbel at center. (The temple of Hathor and Nefertari, also known as the Small Temple, was built about one hundred meters northeast of the temple of pharaoh Ramesses II and was dedicated to the goddess Hathor and Ramesses II's chief consort, Nefertari. This was in fact the second time in ancient Egyptian history that a temple was dedicated to a queen. The first time, Akhenaten dedicated a temple to his great royal wife, Nefertiti. The rock-cut facade is decorated with two groups of colossi that are separated by the large gateway. The statues, slightly more than ten meters high, are of the king and his queen. On either side of the portal are two statues of the king, wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt (south colossus) and the double crown (north colossus); these are flanked by statues of the queen and the king.)
Watermark: Archaic Egyptian scribe.
Egypt Banknotes - Egyptian Paper Money
1967-1978 Issue