Sudanese pound banknotes

Sudanese pound banknotes constitute the paper currency of the Republic of the Sudan, issued following the end of Anglo-Egyptian rule and national independence in 1956. Paper money was first released in April 1957 by the Sudan Currency Board, which originally introduced denominations of 25 piastres, 50 piastres, 1 pound, 5 pounds, and 10 pounds to replace circulating Egyptian currency at par. Issuing authority was subsequently transferred in 1961 to the Bank of Sudan, later designated as the Central Bank of Sudan.

From 1958 until 1978, the Sudanese pound was pegged to the United States dollar, after which it experienced multiple devaluations. In response to inflation, the Bank of Sudan expanded the banknote series by introducing higher denominations, issuing a 20-pound note in 1981, a 50-pound note in 1984, and a 100-pound note in 1988. In 1992, the first pound was replaced by the Sudanese dinar at an exchange rate of one dinar to ten pounds. Although dinar currency circulated in northern Sudan, pound denominations continued to be used for negotiations in Southern Sudan.

Under the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the Central Bank of Sudan was mandated to introduce a replacement currency with designs reflecting the cultural diversity of Sudan. The second pound series was launched in January 2007, replacing the dinar at a rate of one pound to 100 dinars and becoming sole legal tender in July of that year. Following the secession of South Sudan, a third edition of the Sudanese pound was established on 24 July 2011. These notes circulated in South Sudan until 31 August 2011, after which they were replaced by the South Sudanese pound.