Catalog
10 Livres
| Issuer | Institut d'Emission de Syrie |
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| Year | 1955 |
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| Currency | Pound (1919-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central guilloche medallion carries the denomination in Arabic script, surrounded by the legal tender text and an official stamp vignette. The Syrian eagle coat of arms appears at lower right, with Arabic inscriptions reading the issuer name across the top and denomination at center. The note is dated 1955 at lower left, with serial number and ornamental border work framing the entire face. |
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| Reverse description | A panoramic intaglio vignette of the Tekkiye Süleymaniye Mosque complex in Damascus occupies the central portion, rendered against a hillside cityscape with cypress trees framing the composition on both sides. The denomination '10 LIVRES' appears at upper left and lower right, with the issuer name across the top and series designation at center right. The overall print is executed in blue-green tones with fine geometric border ornaments. |
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The Institut d'Emission de Syrie was a transitional body, standing in after the French-era Banque de Syrie et du Liban was dissolved following Syrian independence. By 1955, Syria was in the process of establishing the Central Bank of Syria, which would absorb the Institut entirely by 1956 — making this one of the final note types issued under that short-lived authority.
Bradbury Wilkinson's New Malden facility handled a significant volume of post-colonial currency work for newly independent states through the 1950s, competing directly with Waterlow and De La Rue for the same contracts. The P#78A designation distinguishes this from related signature varieties in the series.