50 Livres Syriennes

Issuer	Banque de Syrie
Year	1920
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Shape	Rectangular
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Obverse description	Yellow-green note printed in letterpress with bilingual French and Arabic text throughout. At left centre, a vignette presents an arched gateway in a Levantine urban streetscape; the central field carries BANQUE DE SYRIE above CINQUANTE LIVRES SYRIENNES in bold letterpress, beneath which bilingual redemption text states payability against 1,000 Francs by cheque on Paris, with the date Beyrouth, 1er Juillet 1920 / بيروت ١ تموز ١٩٢٠ and two manuscript signatures below. The denomination numeral 50 appears within a guilloche cartouche at lower right, repeated in corner numerals at upper left and upper right.
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Reverse description	Printed in brown and olive tones, the reverse is framed by an elaborate guilloche border enclosing a central intaglio vignette of a traditional Arab sailing vessel (dhow) on calm waters before a rocky coastal headland, executed in fine line engraving. Ornate lateral panels carry the denomination in Arabic script flanked by decorative rosettes and arabesque motifs, with camel vignettes at the lower lateral cartouches. The legend CINQUANTE LIVRES SYRIENNES is set in letterpress along the bottom margin, with the printer's imprint in small characters at lower centre.
Reverse lettering	البنك السوري CINQUANTE LIVRES SYRIENNES S.Syr. 50 ليرة سورية
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