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| Issuer | Central Bank of Syria |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Size | 145 × 65 mm |
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| Obverse description | At centre, a vignette of the Norias of Hama (نواعير حماة), the celebrated water wheels of the Orontes River, rendered in fine line engraving; to the right stands the Nur al-Din Mosque (جامع نور الدين), a Zengid-era structure founded in 1163–64 CE, with its minaret rising against a guilloche underprint. The denomination and issuing authority inscriptions appear in Arabic script, with the value '200' repeated in numerals. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette reproduces the ornamental coffered ceiling of the southern niche of the Temple of Bel (معبد بل) at ancient Palmyra, Syria, presented in detailed intaglio engraving with geometric and floral interlace patterns characteristic of first-century CE Palmyrene architecture. The denomination '200' and Arabic legends identifying the issuing authority and value are arranged within a guilloché border. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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