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5 Qirush / Piastres
| Issuer | Banque de Syrie et du Liban |
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| Year | 1954 |
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| Thickness | 1.52 mm |
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| Obverse description | At center, a stylized Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani), the national emblem, rendered in bold relief within a plain field. The Arabic legend of the issuing authority arcs across the upper portion of the coin, while the date in Arabic-Eastern numerals (١٩٥٤) appears below the tree trunk. The French legend REPUBLIQUE LIBANAISE curves along the lower periphery. The entire design is enclosed by a raised beaded border. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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By 1954, the Banque de Syrie et du Liban was already operating on borrowed time — Syria and Lebanon had formally separated their currencies in 1948, and Syria would establish its own central bank just two years after this coin was struck. These aluminium piastres were issued into an economy where the franc-linked monetary union that had governed the Levant since the French Mandate was visibly unwinding. The shift to aluminium itself reflected postwar metal economics rather than any deliberate policy choice.