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1 Piastre
| Issuer | Banque de Syrie |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Printer | Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., London |
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| Obverse description | Blue on light ground note with the issuing bank name 'BANQUE DE SYRIE' in large lettering across the top, accompanied by the Arabic equivalent 'البنك السوري'. The denomination 'UNE PIASTRE SYRIENNE' is printed in the centre in French, with the Arabic 'غرش سوري واحد' below, over a faint guilloche underprint. The date and place of issue 'BEYROUTH le 1er Janvier 1920' appear in the lower centre, flanked by the manuscript signatures of the Secrétaire Général and the Directeur, with the printer's imprint 'BRADBURY, WILKINSON & CO. LD GRAVEURS LONDRES' along the bottom edge. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE SYRIE البنك السوري UNE PIASTRE SYRIENNE غرش سوري واحد BEYROUTH le 1er Janvier 1920 LE SECRÉTAIRE GÉNÉRAL أمين السر العام LE DIRECTEUR المدير BRADBURY, WILKINSON & CO. LD GRAVEURS LONDRES PIASTRE SYRIENNE |
| Reverse description | Printed in purple on plain paper, the reverse is dominated by a central oval intaglio vignette of the standing columns of the Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek, set within an elaborate guilloche border of radiating lathe-work patterns that extend to all four corners of the note. The overall design is geometric and symmetrical, with no additional lettering. |
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