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One Egyptian Pound Notes

1899 The 1st Issue of the One Pound Note  

One Egyptian Pound 1899
 Dimensions Length:  15.8 cm Width: 8.1 cm
 Pick #  2
 Front DesignTwo Camels
 Back Design An orange Symmetrical design 
WatermarkNone
Prefix B
 Denomination One Egyptian Pound Note (1st issue)
Issuer Egypt National Bank 
Signature 
Sir Elwin Palmer  (Pick# 2a)
Sir Frederick Rowlatt (Pick #2b)

1914-1924 The 2nd Issue of the One Pound Note  

One Egyptian Pound 1914-1924
 Dimensions 
15.8 cm Height: 8.4 cm 
 Pick # 1 2
 Front Design  The Temple of Karnak
 Back Design   Symmetrical design (green)
 Watermark  None
Prefix  R / S / V
 Denomination One Egyptian Pound
 Issuer  Egypt National Bank
 Signatures

1914-1920 (Pick#12a)
Sir Fredrick Rowlatt (🔑 R1   --->  R100), ( S1   --->  S100), ( V1   --->  V10 🔒)
1920-1924 (Pick#12b)
Sir Bertram Hornsbey (🔑 V11  --->  V24 🔒).

1924 The 3rd Issue of the One Pound Note  

One Egyptian Pound 1924-1926
 Dimensions Length: 15.9cm Height: 8.4cm
Pick # 18
 Front Design Camel 
Back Design Symmetrical Design with NB in the Middle
Watermark None
Prefix H
 DenominationOne Egyptian Pound
Issuer National Bank Of Egypt
SignatureSir Bertram Hornsby (🔑 H1 --->  H70 🔒)

1926-1930 The 4th Issue of the One Pound Note   

One Egyptian Pound 1926-1930
Dimensions Length: 16.0cm Height: 8.6cm
 Pick# 20
 Front Design Farmer (Idris)
 Back Design El-Mansour Mosque
Watermark Sphinx
 Prefix  J
Denomination One Egyptian Pound
 Issuer National Bank of Egypt
 Signature9 Bertram Hornsby (🔑 J---> J10 🔒 )

1930-1948 The 5th Issue of the One Pound Note   

One Egyptian Pound 1930-1948
 Dimensions Length: 16.1cm Height: 8.6cm
Pick#22
Front DesignKing Tut
Back Design Al-Mansour Mosque
WatermarkSphinx
 Prefix J
DenominationOne Egyptian Pound
Issuer The National Bank of Egypt
 Signatures1930 (Pick 22a)
Sir Bertram Hornsby (🔑 J11 ---> J13 🔒).  
1931-1940 (Pick#22b)
Sir Edward Cook (🔑 J14 ---> J37 🔒).  
1940-1945 (Pick 22c)
Sir Norman Nixon (🔑 J38 ---> J100 🔒).  
1948 (Pick 22d)
Sir Fredrik Leith-Ross (🔑 J101 ---> J120 🔒 ).  

1950- 1951 The 6th Issue of the One Pound Note  

One Egyptian Pound 1950-1951
Dimensions  length: 16.1cm Height: 8.6cm
 Pick # 24
 Front Design King Farouk
Back Design The Isis Temple
Watermark Sphinx
Prefix  GH (and Arabic خ د )
Denomination One Egyptian Pound
Issuer National Bank of Egypt
Signature1950  (Pick 24a)
Sir Fredrik Leith-Ross (🔑 GH--->   GH10  🔒)
1951 (Pick 24b)
Ahmed Zaky Saad (🔑 GH11 ---> GH17  🔒)
1952  (Pick 24c)
Mohamed Amin Fekry (🔑 GH18 ---> GH20 🔒) 

1952-1960 The 7th Issue of the One Pound Note  

One Egyptian Pound 1952-1960
 Dimensions length: 16.1cm Height: 8.6cm
 Pick # 30
 Front Design King Tut
Back Design The Isis Temple
Watermark Sphinx
 Prefix  HG (Arabic خ د)
 Denomination One Egyptian Pound
 Issuer National Bank of Egypt
 Signature1952-1954 (Pick 30a)
Mohamed Amin Fekry (🔑 HG21 ---> HG35 🔒 )
1956 (Pick 30b)
Ahmed Zaki Saad (🔑 HG36 ---> HG51 🔒 )
1957 (Pick 30c)
Abdel-Galil El-Emary (🔑 HG52 ---> HG65 🔒 )
1960 (Pick 30d)
Abdel-Hakim El-Refay (🔑 HG66 ---> HG85 🔒 )

1961-1967 The 8th Issue of the One Egyptian Pound Bank Note  

One Egyptian Pound 1961-1967
Dimension Length: 16.1cm Height: 8.6cm 
 Pick # 37
 Front DesignKing Tut
Back DesignSymmetrical design with 1 LE in the center.
WatermarkEagle
 Prefix T (Arabic ت )
DenominationOne Egyptian Pound
IssuerCentral Bank of Egypt
Signatures1961-1963 (Pick 37a)
Abdel-Hakim El-Refay (🔑 T1 ---> T40 🔒 )
1965-1966 (Pick 37b)
Ahmed Zendo (🔑 T41 ---> T81 🔒 )
1967 (Pick 37c)
Ahmed Nazmi Abdelhamid (🔑 T82 ---> T96 🔒 )

1968-1977 The 9th Issue of the One Egyptian Pound Note  

One Egyptian Pound 1968-1977
 DimensionsLength: 16,0cm  Height: 8.0cm
 Pick # 44
 Front DesignQaytbay Mosque (Cairo)
 Back Design Temple of Abu Simbel
 WatermarkArchaic Egyptian scribe
 PrefixD (in Arabic د )
 IssuerThe Central Bank of Egypt
 DenominationOne Egyptian Pound
 Signatures 1968 (Pick 44a) 
Ahmed Nazmi Abdelhamid (🔑 D1 ---> D2🔒 )
1971-1975 (Pick 44b)
Ahmed Zendo  (🔑 D21 ---> D166 🔒 )
1976-1978 (Pick 44c)
Mohamed Abdel-Fattah Ibrahim  (🔑 D167 ---> D279 🔒 )

1978-2022 10th Issue of the One Egyptian Pound Note  

One Egyptian Pound 1979

Face (a)

One Egyptian Pound 2001

Face (b)

One Egyptian Pound 2019

Face (c)

 DimensionsLength: 14cm Height: 7cm
 Pick #50/71
 Front DesignQaytbay Mosque (Cairo)
 Back Design Temple of Abu Simbel
 WatermarkKing Tutankhamoun
 PrefixL (in Arabic ل )
 IssuerThe Central Bank of Egypt
 DenominationOne Egyptian Pound
 Signatures  1978-1981 (Pick 50a)
Mohamed Abdel-Fattah Ibrahim (🔑 L1 ---> L129 🔒 )
1982-1984  (Pick 50b)
Mohamed Shalaby (🔑 L130 ---> L150 🔒 )
1985-1986  (Pick 50c)
Ali Negm (🔑 L151 ---> L165 🔒 )
1986-1992  (Pick 50d)
Salah Hamed (🔑 L166 ---> L246 🔒 )
1993-2001  (Pick#50e)
Ismail Hassan (🔑 L247 ---> L380 🔒 )
2001-2003  (Pick 50f)
Mahmoud Abu-Elaion (🔑 L381 ---> L427 🔒 )
2003 (Pick 50g) 
Farouk El-Okda I (🔑 L428 --->L432🔒 )
2004-2008   (Pick  50h / 50i / 50j / 50k / 50l / 50m / 50n )
Farouk El-Okda II (🔑 L432 --->L563 🔒 )
2016 -2022  (Pick 71a / 71b / 71c / 71d / 71e / 71f / 71h / 71i )
Tarek Hassan Amer (🔑 L563 ---> L626 *** 🔒 )