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500 Piastres
| Issuer | Banque de Syrie |
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| Year | 1919-1920 |
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| Value | 500 Piastres (5 SYP) |
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| Obverse description | A large cedar tree vignette occupies the right portion of the note, rendered in fine intaglio engraving against a guilloche underprint. The denomination 500 in bold numerals appears at left alongside the Arabic and French bilingual legends, with two lion supporters flanking the bank title at the top and the date Beyrouth 1er Aout 1919 inscribed below the central text block. Two signature panels for Le Secretaire General and Le Directeur appear at the lower centre, with serial number repeated at upper left and lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a central oval vignette of a coastal city panorama, likely Beirut, set within an elaborate guilloche border with radiating lathe-work in dark green and rose tones. The denomination 500 appears in large numerals at the left in Western script and at the right in Arabic, with the bank title in Arabic at the top. The overall design relies on dense engine-turned patterns filling the surrounding frame. |
| Reverse lettering | البنك السوري / 500 PIASTRES SYRIENNES / ٥٠٠ غرش سوري |
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