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1000 Pounds
| Issuer | Central Bank of Syria |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Size | 155 × 65 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse centres on a multicolour intaglio vignette of the Roman amphitheatre of Bosra set against a green and olive guilloche underprint, with a geometric Islamic star ornament in teal, pink and yellow at left beside a gold metallic star-shaped security patch. Denomination numerals '١٠٠٠' appear in Arabic-Indic script at upper right and lower left, with the issuing authority's name in Arabic at top centre. The full denomination 'ألف ليرة سورية' and the dual Hijri/Gregorian date '١٤٣٥ هـ - ٢٠١٣ م' run along the lower portion of the note. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a central vignette reproducing a Roman-era mosaic of a grape harvest from As-Suwayda, rendered in olive and brown tones with two figures gathering bunches of grapes beneath an expansive vine. An olive branch with fruit in green and yellow occupies the right field, flanked by a geometric Islamic star ornament above a cluster of amber-coloured dots. The issuer's name 'CENTRAL BANK OF SYRIA' appears at upper left, the denomination '1000' at lower left and right, and the spelled-out value 'ONE THOUSAND SYRIAN POUNDS' along the lower edge. |
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Syria's 1000 Pounds had already been issued in earlier series, but the 2013 printing is notable for its timing: the country was deep into civil war, with large portions of the banking system functionally paralyzed and currency demand shifting erratically between government-held and opposition-held territory. Printing continued abroad regardless.
Goznak's involvement here reflects a longer relationship between Syrian and Russian state institutions — not a wartime improvisation. Russian banknote production for Syria predates the conflict by decades. By 2013, that arrangement carried obvious geopolitical weight.