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500 Pounds
| Issuer | Central Bank of Syria |
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| Year | 1958 |
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| Reference(s) | P#92 |
| Obverse description | Central vignette of a winged deity figure in Assyrian style, flanked by guilloche borders; a sculpted head from the ruins of the Kingdom of Ugarit occupies the right portion of the note. Arabic inscriptions at top and centre identify the issuing authority and denomination, with the date 1377 / 1958 at lower left and two circular signature seals at centre. |
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| Reverse description | Large circular decorative gold bowl from the temple of Baal at Ugarit rendered in intaglio at centre, its concentric registers filled with intricate figurative and geometric motifs. A cuneiform tablet appears at lower right alongside a Ugaritic script inscription, while a vase vignette is placed at lower left. The English authority name and denomination legend are set above and below the central vignette, with the year 1958 at bottom centre. |
| Reverse lettering | CENTRAL BANK OF SYRIA FIVE HUNDRED SYRIAN POUNDS |
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