Coat of arms of Syria inside a pentagon: hawk of Quraish with two stars on the shield holding a scroll with `Syrian Arab Republic` in Arabic lettering. Dates (AD left and AH right) in Arabic digits below.
Obverse script
Arabic
Obverse lettering
الجمهورية العربية اسورية
١٤١٦ - ١٩٩٦ (Translation: Syrian Arab Republic AD1996 - AH1416)
Reverse description
Citadel of Aleppo within pentagon
Reverse script
Arabic
Reverse lettering
الجمهورية العربية السورية
٥
خمس ليرات سورية (Translation: Syrian Arab Republic 5 Five Syrian Pounds)