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50 Livres
| Issuer | Banque de Syrie |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 50 Pounds (50 SYP) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE SYRIE البنك السوري CINQUANTE LIVRES SYRIENNES خمسون ليرة سورية Remboursable au porteur contre 1000 Francs en cheque sur Paris تدفع لحامله الفاء على باريس قيمة الف فرنك BEYROUTH LE 1er JANVIER 1920 بيروت في ١ كانون الثاني ١٩٢٠ LE SECRETAIRE GENERAL أمين السر العام LE DIRECTEUR المدير S.SYR 50 |
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| Variants | P#9a - issued note P#9s - Specimen |
| Comments |
The Banque de Syrie was established in 1919 under French Mandate authority, effectively replacing Ottoman monetary structures with a French-controlled institution backed by the Banque de l'Indochine. This 50 Livres dates to the very first year of that arrangement — a moment when the currency itself was a political instrument, establishing French financial authority over a territory whose borders were still being negotiated at the Paris Peace Conference.
Bradbury Wilkinson handled the printing from their New Malden works in Surrey. The choice of a British security printer for a French mandate currency was not unusual for the period — BW had the facilities, and political rivalry rarely interfered with procurement at that level.