Catalog
50 Livres
| Issuer | Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban |
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| Year | 1925 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | CL. SERVEAU FEC E. DELOCHE SC. |
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| Reverse lettering | SYRIE BANQUE DE SYRIE ET DU GRAND-LIBAN CINQUANTE LIVRES REMBOURSABLE AU PORTEUR EN CHEQUE SUR PARIS OU MARSEILLE A RAISON DE VINGT FRANCS PER LIVRE CL. SERVEAU FEC E. DELOCHE SC. |
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The Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban was a French concessionary institution — privately held but operating under a mandate from the League of Nations authority governing Syria and Lebanon after World War I. The 1925 series was issued just as the Great Syrian Revolt was beginning, a widespread armed uprising against French mandatory rule that lasted until 1927 and severely disrupted normal commerce across the region.
Clément Serveau was a respected French illustrator and poster artist; his involvement here was not unusual given the Banque de France's practice of commissioning established graphic artists for colonial and mandate-territory currency. Ernest Deloche was among the more accomplished intaglio engravers working at the Banque de France in that period.
The 50 Livres was the highest denomination in the 1925 issue.