500 Pounds

Obverse description	Intaglio portrait of Queen Zenobia in left-facing profile at right, her name inscribed in Arabic below; a large green crescent occupies the left field, with a central vignette of the monumental arch and colonnaded ruins of Palmyra rendered in ochre tones. A circular medallion at lower center contains a bust of Zenobia, while two signature panels flank the central design, with the Syrian eagle seal at lower left and the dual-date 1419–1998 at bottom center.
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Protection description	Arabian horse's head
Variants	P#110a - without small map at upper left on back (below letter "R" of "SYRIA") P#110b - Numeral "500" in only three corners on back with small map at upper left on back (below letter "R" of "SYRIA") P#110c(1) - Numeral "500" in each corner on back Leaves added above "FIVE HUNDRED SYRIAN POUNDS" on back with small map at upper left on back (below letter "R" of "SYRIA") wide digits in Western serial# designator (best recognizeable with numerals 6 & 9) series B/280 - B492 P#110c(2) - Numeral "500" in each corner on back Leaves added above "FIVE HUNDRED SYRIAN POUNDS" on back with small map at upper left on back (below letter "R" of "SYRIA") wide digits in Western serial# designator (best recognizeable with numerals 6 & 9) series B/514 - B723
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