Catalog
50 Livres
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de Syrie |
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| Year | 1958 |
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| Printer | bradbury, Wilkinson & Company, London |
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| Reverse description | A central intaglio vignette presents a view of the inner courtyard of the Azem Palace in Damascus, with its characteristic arched arcade and courtyard column rendered in fine line engraving. To the left, a large circular ornamental rosette guilloche panel serves as a decorative element, while a blank unprinted panel occupies the right side. The denomination numeral "50" and issuing bank name in French appear in the upper register, with the full denomination legend centred at the foot. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE DE SYRIE 50 CINQUANTE LIVRES SYRIENNES |
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Syria's short-lived union with Egypt — the United Arab Republic, formed in February 1958 — creates a dating anomaly here. The Banque Centrale de Syrie was absorbed into unified UAR monetary arrangements almost immediately after this series was prepared, meaning notes bearing this issuer's name had an exceptionally brief window of legitimate issue before institutional nomenclature shifted.
Bradbury, Wilkinson printed for a wide range of Middle Eastern central banks through this period, and their intaglio work was among the most technically precise available to newly independent states.