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1 Ghirsh / Piastre WW2 Emergency Coinage
| Issuer | Syria |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Value | 1 Piastre (0.01 SYP) |
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| Obverse description | Plain field bearing the French-language state name 'SYRIE' arched across the upper portion and the denomination '1 PIASTRE' arranged in two lines across the lower field, with the numeral '1' prominently centered. The design is starkly utilitarian, characteristic of wartime emergency issues, with no additional ornamental devices or date. |
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| Reverse description | Plain field displaying the Arabic-language state name 'سورية' curved along the upper portion of the field, with the large Arabic numeral '١' prominently centered and the Arabic denomination 'غرش' inscribed below. The design mirrors the obverse in its austere, unadorned wartime emergency style, with no date or additional decorative elements. |
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| Reverse lettering | سورية ١ غرش (Translation: Syria 1 Piastre) |
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