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1 Ghirsh / Piastre WW2 War Coinage, Double Obverse Pattern
| Issuer | Syria |
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| Year | 1941 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse lettering | SYRIE 1 PIASTRE |
| Reverse description | Identical in design to the obverse, confirming the double-obverse pattern nature of this piece. The field displays the legend SYRIE along the upper arc, the numeral 1 at centre flanked by small rosette ornaments, and PIASTRE along the lower arc, all struck in the same broad sans-serif lettering. The uniformity of both dies documents this as a deliberate double-obverse trial piece struck during the wartime Vichy French administration of Syria. |
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Syria in 1941 was under the administration of Vichy France, and the Free French forces under de Gaulle wrested control of the territory from Vichy that same year following the Syria-Lebanon campaign. Wartime metal shortages and the disruption of the transition between administrations created conditions where experimental and pattern pieces were struck with notable irregularities — this double obverse configuration almost certainly emerged from that chaotic production window rather than any deliberate policy.