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25 Qirsh Ba'ath Party
| Issuer | Central Bank of Syria |
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| Year | 1972 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Central device features a flaming torch set upon a stylized pedestal, flanked by laurel branches, symbolising the Ba'ath Party's founding ideals. The denomination '25' appears to the right of the torch with the word 'قرشا' (Piastres) to the left. A circular Arabic legend surrounds the central device, reading the country name at the top and the commemorative inscription referencing the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party on 7th April at the base. The field is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The 1972 Syrian coinage series was issued shortly after Hafez al-Assad consolidated power following his November 1970 coup — the so-called "Corrective Movement" that ousted Salah Jadid's wing of the Ba'ath Party. This coin belongs to the first standardized series struck under Assad's direct authority, with the Central Bank restructured to reflect the new government's administrative priorities.
KM#101 is not a scarce type, but circulated heavily through the 1970s Syrian economy during a period of Soviet-aligned state expansion and nationalization programs that made hard coinage a routine daily instrument.