The Syrian coat of arms inside a pentagon (the hawk of Quraish with two stars on the shield holding a scroll with `Syrian Arab Republic` in Arabic lettering) and the date (AD left and AH right) in Arabic digits below
Obverse script
Arabic
Obverse lettering
الجمهورية العربية السورية
١٤٢٤ھ - ٢٠٠٣م (Translation: Syrian Arab Republic AD2003 - AH1424)
Reverse description
A five-sided figure, with the doors of the citadel of Aleppo in the center and either a 5 numeral or CBS lettering depending on the angle it is viewed from to the right
Reverse script
Arabic
Reverse lettering
الجمهورية العربية السورية
٥
خمس ليرات سورية (Translation: Syrian Arab Republic 5 Five Syrian Pounds)