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| Issuer | Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Currency | Syrian pound (1920-1939) |
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| Obverse description | Red-brown and ochre note with elaborate arabesque guilloche borders framing the central field. A black letterpress overprint reading "LIBAN 1939" appears at centre, above an Arabic denomination inscription and two numeral value cartouches reading "25" at left and right. Two manuscript signatures appear at lower left, with serial number and series references at the corners. |
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| Obverse lettering | بنك سوريا والبنان الكبير LIBAN 1939 خمسة وعشرون ليرة CL. SERVEAU FEC. E. DELOCHE SC. |
| Reverse description | A central vignette presents the Citadel of Aleppo rendered in intaglio, flanked symmetrically by tall decorative panels with stylised floral and foliate motifs in deep blue-brown. The denomination "25" appears in upper left and right corners, with the bank title and note value inscribed in bold lettering across the upper portion of the note. |
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