Catalog
5 Livres
| Issuer | Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban |
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| Year | 1935 |
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| Printer | Banque de France, France |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a central intaglio vignette of the Azam Palace in Damascus, rendered in warm ochre and green tones, with its distinctive arcaded courtyard and minaret visible against a clear sky. The vignette is framed by elaborate multicolour geometric and floral guilloche borders composed of repeating arch motifs in blue, green, and orange. The bank name 'BANQUE DE SYRIE ET DU GRAND-LIBAN' and 'SYRIE' appear at the top, with 'CINQ LIVRES' and the redemption clause in French at the bottom. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE SYRIE ET DU GRAND-LIBAN SYRIE CINQ LIVRES REMBOURSABLES AU PORTEUR EN CHEQUE SUR PARIS OU MARSEILLE EN RAISON DE VINGT FRANCS PAR LIVRE J. DEMARCQ FEC. HOURRIEZ SC. |
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The Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban operated under French Mandate authority, and its notes were produced directly by the Banque de France — an arrangement that kept monetary control firmly in Paris rather than Beirut or Damascus. By 1935, the political relationship between the Mandate administration and local nationalist movements was deteriorating sharply, yet the currency infrastructure remained entirely French.
Soulas was among the most accomplished intaglio engravers working for the Banque de France in the interwar period, contributing to several colonial and metropolitan issues during this decade. Hourriez handled the reverse. P#36 is scarcer than its lower-denomination siblings from the same series.