Coat of arms of Syria: hawk of Quraish with three stars on the shield holding a scroll with `Syrian Arab Republic` in Arabic lettering. Dates (AD left and AH right) in Arabic digits below.
Obverse script
Arabic
Obverse lettering
الجمهورية العربية السورية
١٣٩٩ - ١٩٧٩ (Translation: Syrian Arab Republic 1979 - 1399)
Reverse description
Value in diamond shape at center of rectangle.
Reverse script
Arabic
Reverse lettering
الجمهورية العربية السورية
ليرة ١ واحدة (Translation: Syrian Arab Republic One 1 Pound)