Catalog
1 Livre
| Issuer | Banque de Syrie et du Liban |
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| Year | 1942 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | Blue-grey note with an intricate geometric guilloche pattern forming the overall background and border. At centre, the denomination UNE LIVRE is inscribed within a lozenge-shaped cartouche flanked by Arabic numeral vignettes; the bank title BANQUE DE SYRIE ET DU LIBAN is lettered across the top in a banner, with the issue date BEYROUTH LE 1ER AOÛT 1942 below. A large red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint crosses the face, with two manuscript-style facsimile signatures for the Contrôleur and the Secrétaire Général, and a bilingual Arabic and French denomination legend running along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | Plain light blue-grey reverse dominated by a large central medallion of interlocking geometric guilloche work, within which the numeral 1 and the word LIVRE appear alongside Arabic script. A French legend above the central device states the note's redemption terms, with an Arabic translation below. A bold red diagonal SPECIMEN overprint is applied across the entire reverse. |
| Reverse lettering | REMBOURSABLE AU PORTEUR CONTRE VINGT FRANCS EN CHEQUE SUR PARIS 1 LIVRE يدفع لحامله لقاء شيك على باريس بقيمة عشرين فرنكاً SPECIMEN |
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