Catalog
50 Livres
| Issuer | Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban |
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| Year | 1925 |
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| Printer | Banque de France, France |
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| Obverse lettering | بنك سوريا ولبنان الكبير بيروت في ١٥ آب سنة ١٩٢٥ خمسون ليرة CL. SERVEAU FEC. E. DELOCHE SC. |
| Reverse description | A large central vignette rendered in intaglio presents a view of an oriental domed building — identifiable as the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem — set within an arched architectural frame with decorative tilework, flanked by cypress trees and open courtyard. The denomination '50' appears in all four corners against an orange geometric border with interlacing latticework. The bank name and denomination title are inscribed across the upper portion in French. |
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The Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban was established under French Mandate authority in 1919, and its early note issues were closely tied to the political project of consolidating French financial control over the Levant. This series, printed by the Banque de France and designed by Clément Serveau with engraving by Ernest Deloche, reflects the same production standards applied to contemporary French metropolitan currency — an intentional signal of institutional permanence in a territory whose borders had only just been redrawn.
Deloche was among the most accomplished intaglio engravers working for the Banque de France in this period, and his hand is visible in the tonal depth of the printing.