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1 Livre pattern overprint
| Issuer | Banque de Syrie et du Liban |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Size | 168 × 87 mm |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed note in green and multicolour on a fine guilloche underprint, with a vignette of the Columns of Baalbek at left centre, set against a detailed architectural landscape. At upper centre, two circular medallions flank the bilingual bank title cartouche reading "Banque de Syrie et du Liban" in French and Arabic; a third medallion at lower left carries the numeral "1" within a foliate frame. The denomination "UNE LIVRE" and its Arabic equivalent appear in bold letterpress at centre, with the redemption clause and place-date "Beyrouth 1er Septembre 1939" below, accompanied by two manuscript signatures beneath Arabic role titles. |
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| Reverse lettering | بنك سوريا ولبنان LIVRE (Translation: Bank of Syria and Lebanon) |
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| Variants | P#26a - overprint P#26b - overprint P#26c - overprint P#26d - overprint P#26e - overprint |
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