In Other News…

• The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has issued a new 20 pound (LE) note on polymer, following the issue of a polymer LE10 last year.

Designed by the Central Bank of Egypt and De La Rue, and printed by the former at its new printworks, the new LE20 contains a finely detailed hologram of the Mosque of Muhammad Ali in the polymer window. The hologram – an Alphagram® – was supplied by SURYS.

The window is surmounted by a MASK™ design which shows ‘20’ in transmission and is the first note in the series to include a tactile emboss feature in the form of ADA braille dots, located in the upper left corner. Under UV, elements of the design appear in blue and yellow. The reverse of the note features an engraving of Queen Cleopatra.