Catalog
100 Livres
| Issuer | Institut d'Emission de Syrie |
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| Year | 1950 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Printed in blue-violet on a light guilloche underprint, the obverse carries Arabic inscriptions at top identifying the issuing authority, with the denomination numeral 100 repeated at upper right and lower left corners. A large hexagonal guilloche panel occupies the left field, while the Syrian national arms — an eagle with shield and three stars — appears within a circular vignette at right. The legal tender clause in Arabic is set centrally above two manuscript signatures and the Arabic serial number. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is engraved in deep blue-violet and presents a panoramic vignette of the ancient water wheels (norias) of Hama set against a Roman aqueduct and arched stone bridge spanning the Orontes River. A large blank ornate cartouche at right is reserved for the watermark area. The denomination 100 appears in all four corners with the word LIVRES beneath, and the issuer name and denomination legend are inscribed in French above and below the central vignette respectively. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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