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100 Livres
| Issuer | Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban |
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| Year | 1925 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | A rich polychrome arabesque guilloche border frames the entire face of the note, enclosing a central panel bearing Arabic text stating the denomination and the name of the issuing authority. Two manuscript signatures appear below the central inscriptions, with the date 15 Nisan 1925 positioned at upper left, and the large numeral 100 rendered in bold format at lower left. The engraver and designer credits — B. LAURENT FEC. and E. DELOCHE SC. — are present in the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | سورية بنك سوريا ولبنان الكبير بيروت في ١٥ نيسان ١٩٢٥ مئة ليرة B. LAURENT FEC. E. DELOCHE SC. |
| Reverse description | A sweeping panoramic vignette of Damascus occupies the central register, with minarets and domed rooftops rendered in fine intaglio against a pale sky. Large ornate incense burners with stylised rising steam flank the cityscape on both sides within intricate guilloche cartouches. The legend CENT LIVRES appears in bold letterpress at top centre, surmounted by the issuing authority title and accompanied beneath by a redemption clause specifying payment in cheque on Paris or Marseille at the rate of twenty francs per livre. |
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