Subject: Pound Note with Arabic on Reverse

Padraic, here is the promised translation of the message in Arabic.
It is not perfect, as some words fell on creases and tears. Also, I
do not have an Arabic-English dictionary.


"Signs of the Dissolution

If you think about this item, it will remind you of the time when
you would be paid its equivalent in weight in shiny and ??? gold.

That was because the note was guaranteed by the Great Empire
with all that it had in strength and riches and ???

But its greatness has passed and its riches squandered (?) like old
paper.

What is the price of paper today? No doubt you know that.

Every day that passes since this war was started by England
has shredded the strength of the English Empire, and every battle
England has lost has caused the deterioration of the British currency.

Today the time is near when [people] will refuse to accept it
...........(some words the meaning of which is not understood) on the
road of the [non]acceptance of the English pound [guinea in the
Arabic].

.........(One short sentence not understood).

God has willed the dissolution of Britain and it will happen."

NOTE FROM TONY
The references to Great Empire, England, English Empire, British,
and Britain appear in the Arabic text that way.

By the way, the print of the note looks brown, although Pick makes
no mention of the note in that color, unless I missed it.

Tony

----- Original Message -----
From: "A.E. Gelat"
Newsgroups: rec.collecting.paper-money
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 12:53 PM
Subject: Identification of pound note with arabic on reverse and
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