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5 Piastres
| Issuer | Banque de Syrie |
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| Year | 1919-1920 |
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| Value | 5 Piastres (0.05 SYP) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE SYRIE البنك السوري CINQ PIASTRES SYRIENNES خمسة غروش سورية Remboursable au porteur en chèque sur Paris à raison de vingt centimes français par piastre Syrienne تدفل هاته لقاء شك على باريس (ولاية القسط السوري) الفرنك الفرنسي وعشرون سنتيم BEYROUTH le 1er Aout 1919 REMBOURSABLE AU PORTEUR EN CHÈQUE SUR PARIS À RAISON DE VINGT CENTIMES FRANÇAIS PAR PIASTRE SYRIENNE |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a two-colour scheme of blue-grey and red-brown, with an intricately engraved guilloche framework enclosing a large lion head vignette at centre within a lobed cartouche. Numeral '5' counters are set within circular guilloche panels at left and right, while floral arabesque borders frame the entire composition. The Arabic bank title البنك السوري is placed at the top, the denomination legend at lower centre, and the printer's imprint runs along the bottom edge. |
| Reverse lettering | البنك السوري PIASTRES 5 SYRIENNES BRADBURY-WILKINSON & CO LTD GRAVEURS LONDRES |
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