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| 表面の説明 | The obverse is printed in Arabic script throughout, with an intricate guilloche underprint in pale green at centre. The bank title بنك سوريا وابنا الكبير appears in large Arabic lettering across the upper portion, with the denomination خمسون ليرة (Fifty Livres) in bold central script. Two ornate arabesque rosettes in red and gold occupy the lower left and right corners flanking a blank oval reserve, while the date أول كانون الثاني ١٩٣٨ and place بيروت appear at upper left, accompanied by two manuscript signatures of bank officials. |
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| 裏面の説明 | The reverse presents a finely engraved vignette of a domed Middle Eastern monument — likely the Umayyad Mosque or a similar landmark — set within a landscaped scene with trees and a pathway, rendered in green and ochre tones. The bank title BANQUE DE SYRIE ET DU GRAND-LIBAN and the geographic header GRAND-LIBAN are inscribed in letterpress across the upper portion, with the French denomination Cinquante Livres in large serif type below. The border consists of a repeating geometric guilloche pattern in red and green, with the numeral 50 at each corner and a blank oval reserve at lower centre. |
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The Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban was a French mandate institution — a concession bank operating under a 1919 agreement with the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas. By 1938, the political ground was shifting fast: Syrian nationalists were pushing hard for independence, and the French had just suspended the 1936 Franco-Syrian Treaty that was supposed to end the mandate. Notes issued in this period circulated under genuine political strain, with the bank's authority increasingly contested.
Bradbury, Wilkinson produced high-quality intaglio work for numerous colonial and mandate issuers during this period, and the 12G series reflects that standard. The 50 Livres denomination was not everyday pocket money — at this value, notes were predominantly used in commercial and interbank transactions rather than retail circulation, which typically means survivors show less mechanical wear but more folding from ledger storage.