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100 Livres SYRIE 1939
| Issuer | Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the Bank of Beirut building set within an ornate frame, with the black overprint "SYRIE 1939" across the upper portion. The bank title "BANQUE DE SYRIE ET DU GRAND-LIBAN" is arranged to the left and right of the central vignette, with the denomination "CENT LIVRES SYRIENNES" in large letters below. Serial numbers appear at left and right, with two manuscript signatures and a date at lower centre, all set against an intricate guilloche underprint in violet and green tones. |
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| Obverse lettering | SYRIE 1939 BANQUE DE SYRIE ET DU GRAND-LIBAN البنك السوري CENT LIVRES SYRIENNES مئة ليرة سورية Remboursable au porteur contre 2000 Francs en cheque sur Paris تدفع لحامله لدى «شاك» على باريس قيمة اثني قرنك بيروت في أول شباط 1939 |
| Reverse description | Large central vignette of a panoramic landscape with a mountain range rising behind a valley town, rendered in intaglio with fine line engraving and set within an elaborate arabesque guilloche border. Denomination numerals "100" appear in a shield cartouche at lower centre flanked by the inscription "CENT LIVRES SYRIENNES", with Arabic numerals and text in ornamental panels at upper centre and in the four corners. The overall colour scheme is deep violet-brown with green tints. |
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