100 Livres

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Pick 33 is the 100 Livres denomination within a series that would be superseded following Syrian and Lebanese moves toward separate monetary arrangements in the 1930s and 1940s.