A currency note issued by Gordon during the siege of Khartoum
Item
Title
A currency note issued by Gordon during the siege of Khartoum
currency
Subject
Sudan
Ephemera
Description
A currency note issued by Gordon during the siege of Khartoum, 1884-5, bearing his signature.
At Gordon’s instructions, the Khartoum mint printed small bank notes in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 100, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 2,500 and 5,000 piastres (100 to the Egyptian pound), usually bearing the date of issue (mainly 25 April and 1 August 1884).
The central, hand-written inscription on each note reads: ‘This amount is approved and is to be paid from the Treasury of Khartoum or of Egypt six months from the date of issue - Gordon Pasha’. The note is endorsed with Gordon’s signature and his personal stamp (غوردون) in Arabic.
Wooden frame, glazed. Reverse has wood and paper backing. Reverse has printed label which reads "Presented by Mrs H.M.Squires, July 1964."
[FN/ON 14.8.19, FHM 2019]
At Gordon’s instructions, the Khartoum mint printed small bank notes in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 100, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 2,500 and 5,000 piastres (100 to the Egyptian pound), usually bearing the date of issue (mainly 25 April and 1 August 1884).
The central, hand-written inscription on each note reads: ‘This amount is approved and is to be paid from the Treasury of Khartoum or of Egypt six months from the date of issue - Gordon Pasha’. The note is endorsed with Gordon’s signature and his personal stamp (غوردون) in Arabic.
Wooden frame, glazed. Reverse has wood and paper backing. Reverse has printed label which reads "Presented by Mrs H.M.Squires, July 1964."
[FN/ON 14.8.19, FHM 2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
1884
1885
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
222 mm x 185 mm
Identifier
GGC273
Source
Language
Rights
© Royal Engineers Museum