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1/2 Qirsh / Piastre
Issuer | Syria |
Year | 1921 |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | 1/2 Piastre (0.005 SYP) |
Currency | Pound (1919-date) |
Composition | Copper-nickel |
Weight | 4 g |
Dimensions | 21 mm |
Thickness | 1.42 mm |
Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Engraver(s) | Henri-Auguste Patey |
In circulation to | |
Reference(s) | KM#68, Schön#1, Lec#4 |
Obverse description | Value and date in Arabic letters within roped wreath flanked by oat sprigs. |
Obverse script | Arabic |
Obverse lettering | البنك السوري
١/٢
غرش
سوري
١٩٢١ (Translation: The Bank of Syria 1/2 Syrian Ghirsh 1921) |
Reverse description | Value in French within wreath. |
Reverse script | Latin |
Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE SYRIE
1/2
PIASTRE
SYRIENNE
1921 (Translation: The Bank of Syria 1/2 Syrian Piastre 1921) |
Edge | Smooth |
Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
Mintage | 1921 - - 4 000 000
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Catalog ID | 5058969690 |
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