100 Livres

Emittente	Banque de Syrie et du Liban
Anno	1947-1949
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Stampatore	Banque de France, Paris
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Descrizione del dritto	The face is dominated by a central guilloche medallion with an overprinted Syrian State Arms vignette and an Arabic Ministry of Finance overprint at centre. The denomination '100' appears in large numerals at left and right in Arabic script, with floral and geometric border ornamentation framing the entire note. The date and place of issue in Arabic appear across the centre field, flanked by two signature lines.
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Descrizione del rovescio	The reverse presents a panoramic vignette of the city of Damascus at centre, with minarets and domed buildings rendered in intaglio against a light sky. Two ornate incense burner urns flank the central scene at lower left and right, with a blank reserve panel below. The upper portion carries the Arabic inscription of the bank name in a cartouche, and the denomination is repeated in Arabic script in large letters across the centre.
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Commenti	The Banque de Syrie et du Liban was a French concessionary institution — its mandate over both countries was already politically untenable by the time this note was printed. Syria had formally declared independence in 1946, and Lebanon in 1943, yet the Banque de Syrie et du Liban continued issuing currency for both territories into the late 1940s while negotiations over a replacement monetary authority dragged on. This note exists in that gap. Printed by the Banque de France and engraved by Ernest Deloche after a design by Sébastien Laurent, the production quality is characteristically high — the Banque de France brought the same technical standards to colonial and mandate-era commissions as to its domestic issues. Deloche's work on French and associated issues spans several decades and is identifiable by its fine crosshatching in shadow areas. Syria ultimately broke from the Lebanese pound in 1948, making the window for this note's legitimate dual-country circulation exceptionally brief.