Catalog
100 Livres
| Issuer | Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban |
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| Year | 1930 |
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| Value | 100 Pounds (100 SYP) |
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| Reverse lettering | CL. SERVEAU FEC E. DELOCHE SC. |
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| Variants | P#33 - Specimen |
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The Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban operated under French Mandate authority, and this 1930 issue reflects that arrangement precisely — a Syrian-Lebanese institution whose notes were printed and technically guaranteed through Paris. The Banque de France handled production, which was not simply a practical convenience but a deliberate assertion of monetary control over the Mandate territories.
Clément Serveau was a respected French illustrator and poster artist; his involvement in banknote design was relatively limited, making his contribution to this series somewhat unusual. Ernest Deloche was a senior engraver at the Banque de France with a long roster of official work behind him.
Pick 33 is the 100 Livres denomination within a series that would be superseded following Syrian and Lebanese moves toward separate monetary arrangements in the 1930s and 1940s.