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| Issuer | Banque de Syrie et du Liban |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ernest Deloche |
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| Obverse description | Ornate floral and foliate border incorporating animal heads frames the central field, with a large blank watermark oval at left. A spread eagle vignette occupies the upper centre, beneath which the denomination in Arabic script appears in large characters. Arabic text body fills the centre, dated 1939, with two manuscript signatures below, identified as the Director General and the President. The word 'لبنان' (Lebanon) appears in a cartouche at right, with decorative rose and pomegranate motifs in the corners. |
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| Reverse description | A central vignette of a mountain landscape with a cedar tree is flanked by panels of agricultural produce, fruits, and crops, with antelope head motifs incorporated into the decorative scheme. The design is executed in multicolour intaglio with an elaborate guilloche border and corner ornaments consistent with French engraving conventions of the period. |
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| Protection description | Plain oval watermark area at left of obverse |
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