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| Issuer | Banque de Syrie et du Liban |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Currency | Pound (1919-date) |
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| Obverse description | The central intaglio vignette presents an Arabic cemetery with a camel caravan at lower centre, set against an architectural backdrop enclosed within fine guilloche-enriched surrounds. Denomination numerals '25' appear at left and right within ornate cartouches, with bilingual French and Arabic text distributed across the face. Dated 'Damas 1er Septembre 1939' beneath the central vignette, with two manuscript signatures flanking the lower panel. |
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| Reverse lettering | بنك سوريا ولبنان LIVRES 25 ليرة ٢٥ |
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| Variants | P#43a - overprint P#43b - overprint P#43c - overprint P#43d - without overprint |
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