Coat of arms of Syria: hawk of Quraish holding a scroll with `Union of Arab Republics` in arabic lettering. Dates (AD left and AH right) in arabic digits below.
Obverse script
Arabic
Obverse lettering
اتحاد الجمهوريات العربية
١٣٩٦ - ١٩٧٦ (Translation: Union of Arab Republics 1976 - 1396)
Reverse description
The Tabqa Dam (Arabic: سد الطبقة), also known as al-Thawra Dam on the Euphrates river, within a circle made of 1/2 gear and an oat sprig.
Reverse script
Arabic
Reverse lettering
الجمهورية العربية السورية
٥٠
ًقرشا
سد الفرات
زيادة انتاج الغذاء في العالم (Translation: Arab Republic of Syria 50 Qurush Al-Furat dam Increase food production in the world)