10 Livres

Issuer	Banque de Syrie
Year	1920
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	The clock tower of the Grand-Sérail in Beirut occupies the left portion of the note as a tall intaglio vignette, set against a fine guilloche underprint in brown tones. Bilingual text in French and Arabic appears across the face, including the bank title along the top and the denomination in large lettering at centre. The date "Beyrouth, le 1er Janvier 1920" is printed at lower centre, with spaces for the Le Secrétaire Général and Le Directeur signatures below.
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Reverse description	The central vignette, set within an oval cartouche, presents a coastal harbour scene with sailing vessels, figures, and ancient ruins in an engraved intaglio style rendered in olive-green. Numerals "10" in Western and Eastern Arabic forms appear in circular panels at left and right, flanked by intricate guilloche lacework borders. The Arabic bank title runs along the top and the French denomination legend is printed at the base.
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Variants	P#7a - issued note P#7s - Specimen
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