100 Livres

Issuer	Banque de Syrie
Year	1920
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Printer	Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
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Obverse description	The obverse centres on a vignette of the Bank of Beyrouth building, framed within an intricate guilloche border and flanked by arabesque ornamental panels. The bilingual bank title 'BANQUE DE SYRIE' and its Arabic equivalent appear in bold letterpress across the upper field, while 'CENT LIVRES SYRIENNES' and the Arabic denomination are inscribed below the vignette alongside bilingual redemption text and the date 'BEYROUTH le 1er JUILLET 1920'. Two manuscript signatures appear at lower centre, with the numeral '100' printed in green at lower left.
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Reverse description	The reverse presents a central oval vignette in fine intaglio engraving with a panoramic city view set against a mountainous background, enclosed within an elaborate guilloche border. The Arabic bank title appears at the top within an ornamental cartouche, with the numeral '100' repeated in the upper corners and 'L. Syr. 100' at lower centre. The overall colour scheme combines blue and orange-brown tones with a multicolour guilloche underprint.
Reverse lettering	البنك السوري ليرة سورية CENT LIVRES SYRIENNES L. Syr. 100
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