Syria - 50, 100, 500, 1,000 Livres (Pounds) 1974, 1997, 2009, 1979 - Syrian Republic Issue - XF-UNC

Syria - 50, 100, 500, 1,000 Livres (Pounds) 1974, 1997, 2009, 1979 - Syrian Republic Issue - XF-UNC Lot of 5 Syria Banknote 100 Livre Observe: Arabic text; docked cargo ship, grain elevator, and silos in port of Lattakia. Reserve: English text; hydroelectric dam; flowers in vase. Solid security thread. Watermark: Arabian horse head. Printer: (Unknown). 167 x 79 mm. Pick: P98d 500 Livre Observe: Arabic text; artifacts from kingdom of Ugarit; two figures holding stalk; ivory bas-relief of winged goddess Anat suckling two princes; carved head of Ugaritic prince; two figures holding stalk Reserve: English text; clay pot; clay pitcher adorned with antlered deer and tree; leaping ram in underprint; gold bowl decorated with hunting/animal scenes from the Temple of Baal at Ugarit; leaping ram in underprint; Ugarit alphabet on cuneiform clay tablet; clay pot. . Security thread varieties. Watermark: Arabian horse head. Printer: JOH. ENSCHEDE EN ZONEN. IMP. 179 x 85 mm Pick: P92 & P105 1,000 Livre Observe: Arabic text; Corinthian column; coat of arms as registration device; olive branch; Umayyad mosque in Damascus; ancient writing on cuneiform clay tablet from Ebla; ancient coin; olive branch; President Hafez al-Assad; Corinthian column. Reserve: English text; two men with drill; oil refinery; man driving combine harvester in wheat field; cargo ship; coat of arms. Windowed security thread with demetalized CBS 1000 separated by Arabic text. Watermark: Hafez al-Assad. Printer: Varieties. 170 x 75 mm. Pick: P111a 50 Livre These notes were printed without imprint by Oesterreichische Banknoten- und Sicherheitsdruck, a subsidiary of Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Austria’s central bank Observe: Blue and tan. Front: Arabic text; Ugarit alphabet on cuneiform clay tablet; ancient writing on cuneiform clay tablet from Ebla. Reserve: English text; Library of Hafiz Al Assad in Damascus; statue of Hafiz Al Assad. Windowed security thread with demetalized CBS 50 and Arabic text. Watermark: Arabian horse head and electrotype 50. Printer: (Oesterreichische Banknoten- und Sicherheitsdruck). 135 x 65 mm. Pick: P112a