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50 Piastres
| Issuer | Republique Syrienne |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents a panoramic view of Damascus at upper centre, flanked by ornate guilloche borders and lion-head vignettes at either side. The denomination and date inscription appear in the lower left, with dual-language legends in French and Arabic across the face. Two signature panels for the Minister of Finance and the Director General of Finance are printed in the lower centre, above the serial number. |
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| Reverse lettering | 50 PIASTRES SYRIENNES الجمهورية السورية |
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Syria in 1942 was under Free French administration following the Allied campaign against Vichy forces the previous year. The Republique Syrienne designation was largely nominal — real monetary authority ran through the Banque de Syrie et du Liban, itself operating under political pressures from both London and de Gaulle's government-in-exile. Bradbury Wilkinson handled the printing in London, a practical arrangement given that Paris was occupied and the usual channels for colonial currency production had collapsed entirely.
Pick 52 is the 1942 reissue of a pre-war design, kept in production to meet wartime demand without the delay of commissioning new artwork.