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50 Livres
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de Syrie |
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| Year | 1958 |
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| Value | 50 Pounds |
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| Obverse description | The Syrian national arms — an eagle with a shield bearing three red stars — appears in an oval vignette at the right, set against a fine guilloche underprint in blue-green tones. Arabic inscriptions identify the issuing authority at the top and the denomination at centre, with the date 1958 and two manuscript signatures below. The denomination numeral "٥٠" appears in the lower corners. |
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| Reverse description | A central intaglio vignette presents a view of the inner courtyard of the Azem Palace in Damascus, with its characteristic arched arcade and courtyard column rendered in fine line engraving. To the left, a large circular ornamental rosette guilloche panel serves as a decorative element, while a blank unprinted panel occupies the right side. The denomination numeral "50" and issuing bank name in French appear in the upper register, with the full denomination legend centred at the foot. |
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Syria's short-lived union with Egypt — the United Arab Republic, formed in February 1958 — creates a dating anomaly here. The Banque Centrale de Syrie was absorbed into unified UAR monetary arrangements almost immediately after this series was prepared, meaning notes bearing this issuer's name had an exceptionally brief window of legitimate issue before institutional nomenclature shifted.
Bradbury, Wilkinson printed for a wide range of Middle Eastern central banks through this period, and their intaglio work was among the most technically precise available to newly independent states.