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1 Ghirsh / Piastre WW2 Emergency Coinage
| Issuer | Syria |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Currency | Pound (1919-date) |
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| Obverse description | Plain field bearing the French-language inscription arranged in three lines: 'SYRIE' at the top, the large numeral '1' in the centre, and 'PIASTRE' at the bottom. The legends are rendered in bold, plain block lettering with no additional decorative devices, reflecting the austere simplicity typical of wartime emergency issues. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
| Reverse lettering | سورية ١ غرش (Translation: Syria 1 Piastre) |
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