Siege of Khartoum currency

20 piastre promissory note issued and hand-signed by British Major-General Gordon during the Siege of Khartoum (1884)
20 piastre promissory note issued and hand-signed by British Major-General Gordon during the Siege of Khartoum (1884)

Siege of Khartoum currency, an emergency paper money, was issued by governor-general of the Sudan, British Major-General Charles George Gordon during the Siege of Khartoum.[1][2][3][4][5] Denominated in piastre (and a £E50 note), the first issue notes were dated 25 April 1884 and produced as late as November 1884.

  1. ^ Cuhaj 2009, pp. 1069–70.
  2. ^ Hake 1896, p. 310.
  3. ^ Hope 1886, p. 324.
  4. ^ Michael & Cuhaj 2006, p. 98.
  5. ^ Power 1885, p. 107.