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10 Livres Syriennes
| Issuer | Banque de Syrie et du Liban |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Size | 172 x 107 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a large octagonal guilloche underprint panel at the left, surrounded by an intricate floral and geometric border frame in rose and brown tones. The denomination 'DIX LIVRES SYRIENNES' is printed in French at centre, with the Arabic date and place of issue 'دمشق في ١ تموز سنة ١٩٤٩' (Damascus, 1 July 1949) below. The bank title 'بنك سوريا ولبنان' appears in Arabic at upper centre, with two manuscript signatures of the President and Director of the People's Bank of Syria at lower centre, and the denomination '١٠ ليرات' printed in an ornamental cartouche at the right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a central vignette of ancient Roman ruins, identified as the Temple of Bacchus at Baalbek, rendered in a landscape vignette in green and brown intaglio with a mountainous background. An octagonal guilloche panel occupies the right side, and the denomination '١٠' appears in small cartouches at the upper corners. The note is framed by an elaborate floral and rosette border, with the Arabic inscription 'عشر ليرات سورية' at the lower centre and the bank name 'بنك سوريا ولبنان' at the upper centre. |
| Reverse lettering | بنك سوريا ولبنان عشر ليرات سورية ١٠ |
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