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50 Livres
| Issuer | Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban |
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| Year | 1938 |
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| Value | 50 Livres |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in Arabic script throughout, with an intricate guilloche underprint in pale green at centre. The bank title بنك سوريا وابنا الكبير appears in large Arabic lettering across the upper portion, with the denomination خمسون ليرة (Fifty Livres) in bold central script. Two ornate arabesque rosettes in red and gold occupy the lower left and right corners flanking a blank oval reserve, while the date أول كانون الثاني ١٩٣٨ and place بيروت appear at upper left, accompanied by two manuscript signatures of bank officials. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely engraved vignette of a domed Middle Eastern monument — likely the Umayyad Mosque or a similar landmark — set within a landscaped scene with trees and a pathway, rendered in green and ochre tones. The bank title BANQUE DE SYRIE ET DU GRAND-LIBAN and the geographic header GRAND-LIBAN are inscribed in letterpress across the upper portion, with the French denomination Cinquante Livres in large serif type below. The border consists of a repeating geometric guilloche pattern in red and green, with the numeral 50 at each corner and a blank oval reserve at lower centre. |
| Reverse lettering | GRAND-LIBAN BANQUE DE SYRIE ET DU GRAND-LIBAN 50 Cinquante Livres Remboursables au Porteur en or éfféré par Bons au Monnaies à raison de Vingt Francs par Livre |
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