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1 Livre LIBAN 1939

Issuer Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban
Year 1939
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Currency Syrian pound (1920-1939)
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Obverse description The obverse is printed in brown and orange tones on a cream ground, with an elaborate geometric and arabesque border in the Oriental style framing the entire note. A large unprinted oval vignette occupies the left-centre, flanked by Arabic inscriptions giving the denomination 'لیرة واحدة' (One Livre), the issuing bank name, and the date 'بيروت في أول شباط ١٩٣٩' (Beirut, 1 February 1939). Two manuscript signatures appear below the central text block, with serial number and series references printed at the corners.
Obverse lettering لبنان الكبير بنك سوريا والبنان الكبير لیرة واحدة CL. SERVEAU FEC. RITA SC.
Reverse description The reverse is printed in warm ochre, blue, and green tones, structured as a triptych arch composition in an Orientalist architectural style with geometric mosaic borders. At centre-left, a multicolour landscape vignette presents a panoramic harbour view with sailing vessels on calm water and hills beyond. The denomination 'UNE LIVRE' is set in large letterpress type at centre, beneath the heading 'GRAND-LIBAN', while the bank name 'BANQUE DE SYRIE ET DU GRAND-LIBAN' appears in the upper-left arch panel. A blank oval cartouche occupies the right panel, and a small numeral '1' guilloche medallion appears at lower right.
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