Syria's Banque Centrale de Syrie replaced the earlier Banque de Syrie et du Liban as the sole issuing authority following full monetary separation from Lebanon in 1956 — this note belongs to the first series issued under that independent framework. Bradbury Wilkinson, working from their New Malden facility, produced a significant share of Middle Eastern currency during this period, with their intaglio work appearing across multiple newly independent states simultaneously.
Pick 79 is the lowest denomination of the 1957 BCS series and consequently saw the heaviest circulation. Worn examples are the rule rather than the exception.
Syria's Banque Centrale de Syrie replaced the earlier Banque de Syrie et du Liban as the sole issuing authority following full monetary separation from Lebanon in 1956 — this note belongs to the first series issued under that independent framework. Bradbury Wilkinson, working from their New Malden facility, produced a significant share of Middle Eastern currency during this period, with their intaglio work appearing across multiple newly independent states simultaneously.
Pick 79 is the lowest denomination of the 1957 BCS series and consequently saw the heaviest circulation. Worn examples are the rule rather than the exception.