Currency note issued by Gordon during the siege of Khartoum
Item
Title
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, alongside a translation of the Arabic.
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), many bearing this date of issue, 25 April 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 - Ghūrdūn Bāshā’. The note is endorsed with Gordon’s signature and his personal stamp in Arabic.
Framed and glazed, incorrectly described by catalogue as 'post-Omdurman'. Wooden frame, gold gild. Arabic with English translation. Signed by Gordon on 25th April 1884. [FN/ON 14.8.18, 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), many bearing this date of issue, 25 April 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 - Ghūrdūn Bāshā’. The note is endorsed with Gordon’s signature and his personal stamp in Arabic.
Framed and glazed, incorrectly described by catalogue as 'post-Omdurman'. Wooden frame, gold gild. Arabic with English translation. Signed by Gordon on 25th April 1884. [FN/ON 14.8.18, FHM 2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
1884
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Length
mm
377
Identifier
GGC272
Source
Rights
© Royal Engineers Museum