Coat of arms of Syria inside a dotted 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
١٤٢٤ھ - ٢٠٠٣م (Translation: Syrian Arab Republic AD2003 - AH1424)
Reverse description
The ancient city of Palmyra (arc of triumph and decumanus) inside a dotted circle and a latent image of CBS and 10.
Reverse script
Arabic
Reverse lettering
الجمهورية العربية السورية
١٠
عشر ليرات سورية (Translation: Syrian Arab Republic 10 Ten Syrian Pounds)