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| Issuer | Banque de Syrie et du Liban |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Value | 25 Pounds (25 SYP) |
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| Obverse lettering | SYRIE BANQUE DE SYRIE ET DU LIBAN بنك سوريا ولبنان VINGT CINQ LIVRES خمس وعشرون ليرة REMBOURSABLE AU PORTEUR CONTRE 500 FRANCS EN CHÈQUE SUR PARIS تدفع لحامله على باريس خمسمائة فرنكاً حسب شيك عليها LIVRES DAMAS 1ER SEPTEMBRE 1939 25 |
| Reverse description | The central intaglio vignette presents the Mausoleum of Zainab bint Ali in Damascus, framed within a rectangular panel with architectural steps and colonnaded elements. Large Arabic numeral '٢٥' occupies the left cartouche and the Western numeral '25' the right, both set within elaborate guilloche rosette borders. The note is rendered in olive-green and rose tones, with fine lathe-work underprint patterns filling the margins. |
| Reverse lettering | بنك سوريا ولبنان LIVRES 25 ليرة ٢٥ |
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