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1 Livre LIBAN 1939
| Issuer | Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban |
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| 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. |
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| 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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