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| Issuer | Banque de Syrie et du Liban |
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| Year | 1952-1964 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette presents an intaglio view of the arcaded courtyard of the Beit-ed-Din Palace, rendered in blue tones with fine line engraving capturing the arched colonnades, fountain basin, and surrounding gardens. Denomination numerals appear in the upper left and upper right corners, with the serial number and prefix letter displayed across the lower portion of the note. Two manuscript signatures appear at the bottom center above the date inscription in Arabic. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a panoramic landscape vignette in blue intaglio, with snow-capped mountain peaks rising across the upper half and a foreground of mature Cedar of Lebanon trees set within a rolling valley. The composition is framed by a guilloche border with floral rosette ornaments at the corners. Denomination numerals are placed in each corner, with the bank name in Arabic script across the top and the value inscription in Arabic along the lower center. |
| Reverse lettering | بنك سوريا ولبنان خمس ليرات لبنانية (Translation: Bank of Syria and Lebanon / Five Lebanese Pounds) |
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