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50 Livres
| Issuer | Banque de Syrie et du Liban |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents the Palais Beit-ed-Din, rendered in fine intaglio engraving against a lightly wooded hillside backdrop, framed by elaborate floral guilloche borders in violet and rose tones. Arabic inscriptions reading 'Bank Suriya wa Lubnan' appear at the top, with the denomination '50' in Arabic numerals at upper corners and 'Khamsun Lira' at lower right. The date and two signature facsimiles appear at the lower left, beneath the serial number panels. |
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| Reverse description | The Temple of Bacchus at Baalbek occupies the central vignette, its Corinthian colonnade and entablature rendered in precise intaglio line engraving against a mountainous background. Flanking decorative panels incorporate olive branches on the left and grape clusters on the right, reflecting the agricultural heritage of the Levant. The denomination numeral '50' appears in the upper corners, with the bank title and redemption clause in French across the top and bottom margins. |
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| Variants | P#19 - Specimen |
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