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Egypt Crédit Lyonnais (Agence du Caire) Credit Advice/Receipt Cairo 56100 piastres 1893 - Crédit Lyonnais, Agence du Caire: dated 22 Dec 1893, this striking banking advice/receipt records a credit entry of 56,100 Egyptian piastres. Features the agency’s embossed/printed emblem and period manuscript endorsements. Excellent thematic complement to Ottoman‑era and colonial‑period Egyptian financial history, illustrating the presence of major French banking in Cairo’s international economy.