100 Livres

The Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban was a French Mandate institution, its capital held principally by the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas. By 1935 the political ground was already shifting — the Franco-Syrian Treaty negotiations of 1936 would soon render the bank's longer-term position uncertain, and its note-issuing authority was eventually terminated when Lebanon and Syria moved toward separate central banking arrangements after World War II.

Bradbury Wilkinson produced work of consistently high intaglio quality for colonial and mandate territories throughout this period. The 100 Livres denomination was the highest in the series, and high-value notes of this issue saw limited street circulation — most passed between commercial institutions and government accounts, which accounts for why surviving examples tend to show relatively light handling wear.