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100 Livres
| Issuer | Institut d'Emission de Syrie |
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| Year | 1950 |
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| Currency | Pound (1919-date) |
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| Reverse lettering | INSTITUT D'EMISSION DE SYRIE PREMIÈRE ÉMISSION CENT LIVRES SYRIENNES 100 LIVRES |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The Institut d'Emission de Syrie was a short-lived institution, established following Syrian independence from the French Mandate but before the country's own central bank — the Central Bank of Syria — took over currency functions in 1956. This 100 Livres note belongs to that transitional window, when Syria was issuing currency through a dedicated emission body rather than a fully sovereign reserve bank.
Bradbury Wilkinson handled the printing at their New Malden works, as they did for a significant portion of the Arab world's post-colonial note issues during this period. The watermark is the sole security feature — modest by even the standards of the time.