Catalog
5 Livres
| Issuer | Banque de Syrie et du Liban |
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| Year | 1945-1950 |
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| Value | 5 Livres (5 LBP) |
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| Obverse description | Intricately engraved note in blue and red tones, with an elaborate foliate and arabesque border frame surrounding a central guilloche underprint. The denomination CINQ LIVRES LIBANAISES is inscribed in large letters at centre, with Arabic text below giving the place and date of issue, alongside two manuscript signatures. A circular vignette at left bears the Arabic numeral and script for five livres, while a blank oval cartouche at right is reserved for a counter-signature or control seal. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette in intaglio engraving shows a panoramic view of a Middle Eastern townscape with a mosque, domed structures, and a minaret set against a clouded sky. Decorative floral and foliate borders in red and green frame the composition on all sides, with denomination numerals 5 and the word LIVRES repeated in each corner. An unframed oval cartouche occupies the left portion of the note. |
| Reverse lettering | بنك سوريا ولبنان خمس ليرات لبنانية 5 LIVRES C. SERVEAU FEC. RITA SC. |
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