EGYPT Pick#....................187 Banknote Book # 230a Denomination ....10 Piastres Date.....................(1997-98) Condition?...?.UNC Comments?......Sphinx, vulture goddess Nekhbet and pyramids of Giza on front. The most famous of all Egyptian sphinxes is the Great Sphinx of Giza, near the pyramids. Dating from before 2500BC, the Great Sphinx is about 20 m (about 66 ft) high and about 73 m (about 240 ft) long. Mosque of Mohammed Ali at Citadel on reverse. Watermark: Mask of Tutankhamen's mummy (2nd Image) Piastre = derived from Italian Piastra "thin metal plate". This refers to the thin metal Piece-of-Eight first coined by the king of Spain in the 16th century. See my other notes from this country. Image not exact note in lot. NEVER A RESERVE !! CURRENCY DEN I combine shipping - lots after first mailed FREE!