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| Issuer | Syria |
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| Year | 1972 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | الجمهورية العربية السورية ١٣٩٢ - ١٩٧٢ (Translation: Arab Republic of Syria 1972 1392) |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The 1972 coinage reform coincided with Hafez al-Assad consolidating power following his November 1970 "Corrective Movement" coup against the civilian Ba'ath leadership. This issue was part of a broader rebranding of Syrian coinage under the new regime — the party name on the coin was a deliberate political statement, embedding Ba'ath ideology into everyday commerce at a moment when Assad was still cementing his grip on state institutions.