Coat of arms of Syria inside a circle: hawk of Quraish with two 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
١٤١٧هـ - ١٩٩٧مـ (Translation: Syrian Arab Republic AD1997 - AH1417)
Reverse description
Emblem of the Ba`ath Party: a map of countries of the Arabic League (North Africa and Arabic peninsula) on top of which the Ba`ath party flag is planted.
Reverse script
Arabic
Reverse lettering
السابع من نيسان - الذكرى الخمسون
لتاسيس حزب البعث العربي الإشتراكي
١٩٤٧-١٩٩٧
عشر ١٠ ليرات (Translation: Fiftieth Anniversary of the Foundation of the Arab Socialist Ba`ath Party 1947 - 1997 Ten 10 Pounds)