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1 Ghirsh / Piastre WW2 War Coinage, Aluminium Pattern

Issuer Banque de Syrie et du Liban
Year 1941
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Weight 1.28 g
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Obverse description Plain field bearing the denomination numeral '1' in large incuse figures at centre, flanked above by the Latin legend 'SYRIE' and below by 'PIASTRE', all in boldly raised block lettering. The design is stark and utilitarian in style, consistent with emergency wartime pattern coinage. No effigy or decorative device is present; the entire face is devoted to the country name and face value.
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Reverse description Plain field featuring the Arabic numeral '1' at centre, with the Arabic legend 'سورية' (Syria) arching above and 'غرش' (Ghirsh/Piastre) inscribed below, all in raised Arabic script. The design mirrors the obverse in its austere, unadorned layout, devoid of any pictorial motif, reflecting the exigencies of wartime pattern production.
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