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| Issuer | Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban |
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| Year | 1939 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | بنك سوريا والبنان الكبير خمسو وعشرون ليرة SYRIE 1939 25 Y.12 385 |
| Reverse description | Trial proof in incomplete form, with substantial voids in the central and lower portions of the note. The upper register bears the issuer's name in French, "BANQUE DE SYRIE ET DU GRAND-LIBAN", above a large "Vingt Cinq Livres" title. A vignette of a monumental archway or city gate occupies the upper centre, rendered in warm ochre and green tones. Symmetrical arabesque fan-shaped floral vignettes in blue and gold guilloche fill the lower left and right corners. |
| Reverse lettering | GRAND-LIBAN BANQUE DE SYRIE ET DU GRAND-LIBAN Vingt Cinq Livres Remboursable au Porteur au change sur Bancs du Protocole à raison de Vingt Francs par Livre 25 |
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