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x Kuwait Currency Board, 1/4 dinar, ND (1961), brown-purple and multicoloured, Amir Shaikh Abdullah at right, Al-Sabah signature, reverse brown, the Port of Kuwait (Pick 1, KCB B1), ),in PCGS holder 64 'very choice new' £280-320
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Kuwait Currency Board, a vignette of Amir Shaikh Abdullah as used on the first series, 1960, (Pick 1-5 for type), very rare £300-400
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Kuwait Currency Board, partially hand executed obverse essay for 5 dinars, ND (c1960), multicoloured, Amir Shaikh Abdullah at right, value at each corner, colourful ornate designs at centre and in borders (not listed, similar to Pick 4, Linzmayer unlisted), unique and very striking £6,000-8,000
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† Banque Nationale du Laos, an obverse and reverse composite essay on card for a 1 kip, ND (c.1963), zero serial numbers, blue green and multicoloured, King Savang Vatthana at left, archway at centre right, reverse temple, ornate frieze at left and right (Pick unrecorded), about uncirculated, unique (2) £250-350
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† Banque Nationale du Laos, an obverse and reverse composite essay on card for a 100 kip, ND (1971), zero serial numbers, brown and blue on multicoloured underprint, King Savang Vatthana at left, temple at centre right, reverse ox cart, river and electricity pylons, ornate frieze at left and right (Pick 16 for type), glue stains on surrounds, otherwise about uncirculated, unique (2) £350-450
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Bank of Latvia, 25 latu, 1928, red serial number A 218723, black and orange, sailing ship at left, steamship at right, Valdemars at top centre, reverse blue, arms at centre (Pick 18a), almost extremely fine, scarce £200-250
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x Bank of Latvia, 25 latu, 1928, serial number B479972, black on yellow underprint, K Valdermars at top centre, sailing ship at right, steam ship at left, reverse blue, arms at centre, flanked by values (Pick 18a), some stains and light folds, a presentable about extremely fine £120-180
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† Bank of Latvia, an obverse and reverse partial die proof 25 latu, 1938, green and white, statue of Lacplesis at right, reverse arms at left, raft on a river, also a specimen 25 latu, 1938, red serial number A 000001-C 1000000, green and multicoloured, design as first (Pick 21pr, 21s), printed date 'APRIL 9th 1938', extremely fine, rare (3) £350-450
| THE MUSZYNSKI COLLECTION OF LEBANON AND SYRIA | |
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, specimen/proof uniface obverse and reverse 25 piastres, 1925, zero serial numbers, red and multicoloured, value in blue low right, ornate scroll work around, GRAND LIBAN in Arabic top left, Forges and Laferriere signatures, reverse red and multicoloured, the Mill of Hama on the river Orontes at centre, ornate scroll work around, blue GRAND-LIBAN top centre (Pick 1s for type, Ayoub p.47), perforated SPECIMEN, obverse in PMG 58 'choice about uncirculated', reverse in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated' both with minor pencil annotation (2) £500-700
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, proof uniface obverse and reverse 50 piastres, 1925, zero serial numbers, pale pink and multicoloured, value in maroon low right, ornate scroll work around, GRAND LIBAN in Arabic top centre, Forges and Laferriere signatures, reverse blue-green and multicoloured, a village and Mosque low left, ornate scroll work around, blue GRAND-LIBAN top centre (Pick 2s for type, Ayoub p.48), obverse and reverse in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated' (2) £700-900
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, specimen/proof uniface obverse and reverse 1 livre, 1925, zero serial numbers, pale pink-brown and pale blue, value in pink-brown low right, ornate scroll work around, Forges and Laferriere signatures, reverse pink-brown and multicoloured, Jounieh's Bay near Beirut left centre flanked by ornate columns, ornate scroll work around, blue GRAND-LIBAN top centre (Pick 3s for type, Ayoub p.49), perforated SPECIMEN, obverse in PMG 58 'choice about uncirculated', reverse in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated' both with minor pencil annotation (2) £800-1,000
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, specimen/proof uniface obverse and reverse 5 livres, 1925, zero serial numbers, mauve and pale maroon-brown, value in maroon low centre, ornate scroll work around, GRAND LIBAN in Arabic top centre, Forges and Laferriere signatures, reverse blue and red and pale yellow, Krak des Chevaliers (Kalaat Hosn-el-Akrad) at centre in lozenge shaped frame, ornate scroll work around, red GRAND-LIBAN top right (Pick 4s for type, Ayoub p.50/51), perforated SPECIMEN, obverse and, reverse in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated' both with minor pencil annotation (2) £800-1,000
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, specimen/proof uniface reverse 10 livres, 1925, red and blue, the ruins of the Temple of Mercury left centre, ornate scroll work around, red GRAND-LIBAN top centre (Pick 5s for type, Ayoub p.54/55), in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated', with minor pencil annotation, minor pinhole £450-550
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, specimen 25 livres, 1925, zero serial numbers, deep red and multicoloured, value in blue at left and right, ornate scroll work around, cornears and flowers at left and right GRAND LIBAN in Arabic top centre, Forges and Laferriere signatures, reverse blue-green and multicoloured, Krak des Chevaliers (Kalaat Hosn-el-Akrad) as seen from the Western gate at centre, value in blue top left and right, flower low left and right, red GRAND-LIBAN top centre (Pick 6s for type, Ayoub p.56/57), perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder 58 'choice about uncirculated, minor annotation and erasure. Ayoub states 'extremely rare note, 1 item (issued) known' £4,000-6,000
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, reverse proof for a 50 livres, ND (type of 1925, blue-green and multicoloured, house and gardens at centre, ornate scrollwork around, blue GRAND-LIBAN at top centre, value in maroon top left and at each corner (Pick 7 for type, Ayoub p.59), in PMG holder 55 'about uncirculated, NET, mounting traces' £500-700
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, specimen 5 livres, 1935, zero serial numbers, orange and multicoloured, geometrical pattern of leaves in field, Berard and Laferriere signatures, reverse multicoloured, the Great Court of Haremlik at Hazem's Palace in Damascus at centre, ornate scrollwork in field, red LIBAN top centre (Pick 12As, Ayoub p.52/53), in PMG holder 63 'choice uncirculated, NET minor pencil annotation, small tear low centre' £800-1,000
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, a proof 1 livre, 1939, no serial numbers, blue and multicoloured, two eagles at centre, ornate scroll work around, value at each corner, signatures omitted, reverse multicoloured, Cedar trees and mount Lebanon in field, ears of corn and antelope heads at left and right, LIBAN in red top left (Pick 15 for type, Ayoub p.75), perforated ANNULE, in PMG 63 'choice uncirculated, NET, pencil annotation, slight thinning' £200-250
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, 1 livre, 1939, serial number P.42 600, blue and multicoloured, two eagles at centre, Berard and Laferriere signatures, reverse multicoloured, Cedar tree at right, Mount Lebanon in background, red LIBAN in top left field (Pick 15, Ayoub p.75), about very fine £100-140
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 5 livres, 1939, zero serial numbers, blue and red-brown, conjoined drinking horns at right, urn at left, ornate scroll work around, value at left, Berard and Laferriere signatures, reverse pale blue and multicoloured, a view of Ras Beirut, value low centre and at each corner, LIBAN in red top left (Pick 16s for type, Ayoub p.76/77), in PMG 64 'choice uncirculated, NET' £500-700
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 50 livres, 1939, zero serial numbers, pale blue, mauve and multicoloured, the Beiteddin Palace at centre, roses at left and right, value in maroon top left and right, Berard and Laferriere signatures, reverse pale blue and multicoloured, the Roman Temple of Bacchus at centre, grapes at right, olives at left, blue LIBAN top left (Pick 19s, Ayoub p.82/83), perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated, faint pencil annotation'. Ayoub states no issued examples believed extant for this type £1,200-1,800
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, 1 livre, 1939, serial numbers J/CZ 022958, green and multicoloured, the columns of the Temple of Jupiter at Baabek at left, Berard and Laferriere signatures, two purple diagonal stripes across face of note, LIBAN in top margin reverse red and green and orange-brown, a view of Beirut harbour at centre, horse top left and right (Pick 26b, Ayoub p.89), in PMG holder 25 'very fine' £80-100
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, 1 livre, 1 September 1939, serial numbers J/FH 081760, green and multicoloured, the columns of the Temple of Jupiter at Baabek at left, Berard and Laferriere signatures, two red chevrons across face of note, LIBAN (altered from SYRIE) in top margin reverse red and green and orange-brown, a view of Beirut harbour at centre, horse top left and right (Pick 26d, Ayoub p.89), in PMG holder 8 'very good' and an interesting and unusual alteration £40-60
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, 1 livre, 1939, serial numbers J/FL 047646, green and multicoloured, the columns of the Temple of Jupiter at Baabek at left, Berard and Laferriere signatures, blue lozenge across face of note, LIBAN in top margin reverse red and green and orange-brown, a view of Beirut harbour at centre, horse top left and right (Pick 26e, Ayoub p.89), in PMG holder 55 'about uncirculated, EPQ' £250-350
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, 5 livres, 1939, serial numbers K/AZ 097244, black and multicoloured, Cedar tree at right, value at left, horse top left and right, Berard and Laferiere signatures, green chevron across face of note, LIBAN in top margin reverse purple-brown and green, a view of Beirut harbour at centre, value at left and right (Pick 27c, Ayoub p.93), in PMG holder 25 'very fine' £150-180
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, 5 livres, 1939, serial numbers K/BT 072641, black and multicoloured, Cedar tree at right, value at left, horse top left and right, Berard and Laferiere signatures, blue lozenge across face of note, LIBAN in top margin reverse purple-brown and green, a view of Beirut harbour at centre, value at left and right (Pick 27d, Ayoub p.93), in PMG holder 58 'choice about uncirculated, minor foreign substance' £300-350
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Republique Libanaise, Lebanon, a selection of fractional notes comprising 5 piastres (4), 1942, 1944, 1948, 1950, 10 piastres (5), 1942, 1944(2), 1948, 1950, 25 piastres (2), 1948, 1950, 50 piastres (2), 1948, 1950, green and lilac, the pillars of Baalbek at centre (Pick 34, 38, 40, 46, 35, 39, 41, 47, 42, 43, Ayoub p.121ff), an original extremely fine and very fine (13) £150-200
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Republique Libanaise, Lebanon, a proof 10 piastres on large format paper, 1942, purple and green, value at left and right, reverse brown, Beirut castle at centre, value top left and right (Pick 35pr, Ayoub p.107), perforated, in PMG holder 58, choice about uncirculated, EPQ' £300-400
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Republique Libanaise, Lebanon, 25 piastres, 1942, prefix A/2, violet and orange, the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus at centre, also 50 piastres, 1942, green, Sultanieh, both Daouk and Haddad signatures (Pick 36, 37, Ayoub p.108, 109), good very fine and almost very fine (2) £80-100
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Republique Libanaise, Lebanon, 'Bon du Tresor' for 5000 livres Libanaises, 1949, serial number B 0124, blue-green and multicoloured, red seal of the MINISTERE DES FINANCES low centre with a red Cedar tree design, reverse two unendorsed coupons designed by Paul Koroleff, the designer of several Lebanese and Syrian stamps of the 1930's and later. Printed by the Imprimerie Catholique, Beyrouth. Unusual and quite attractive, scarce £150-200
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, a uniface obverse and reverse essay/proof on card for a proposed issue of 1 livre, ND (ca type of 1945), blue, red and multicoloured, two eagles at centre, ornate scrollwork in field, flowers at left and right in field, value at each corner, no text, reverse multicoloured, Cedar tree at right, Mount Lebanon in background, antelope head low left and right, no text (Pick 15 or 48 for type, see Ayoub p. 122/123 for similar), a Clement Serveau design and a Deloche engraving, most attractive and extremely rare (2) £1,000-1,500
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 1 livre, 1950, zero serial numbers, blue and multicoloured, two eagles at centre, ornate scroll work around, value at each corner, Busson and Letayf signatures, reverse multicoloured, Cedar trees and mount Lebanon in field, ears of corn and antelope heads at left and right (Pick 48s for type, Ayoub p.122/123), perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG 58 'choice about uncirculated, NET, minor thinning' £200-300
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, 1 livre, 1945, serial number O.143 353, blue and multicoloured, two eagles at centre, ornate scroll work around, value at each corner, Busson and Letayf signatures, reverse multicoloured, Cedar trees and mount Lebanon in field, ears of corn and antelope heads at left and right, LIBAN in red top left (Pick 48 for type, Ayoub p.122/123), in PMG 30 'very fine NET, pinholes' £120-160
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, a uniface obverse and reverse essay/proof on card for a proposed issue of 5 livres, ND (ca type of 1945), blue and multicoloured, two drinking horns at right, an urn at left, ornate scrollwork in field, no text, reverse blue and multicoloured, Ras Beirut right centre, lion's mask top left, flowers at left and right (Pick 16 or 49 for type, see Ayoub p. 76/77 or Djaroueh SY65), a Clement Serveau design, most attractive and extremely rare (2) £1,000-1,500
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 5 livres, 1945, zero serial numbers, blue and red-brown, conjoined drinking horns at right, urn at left, ornate scroll work around, value at left, Busson and Letayf signatures, reverse pale blue and multicoloured, a view of Ras Beirut, value low centre and at each corner (Pick 49 for type, Ayoub p.124/125), perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG 64 'choice uncirculated, pencil annotation on reverse' £500-700
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, 5 livres, 1945, serial number G.32 002, blue and red-brown, conjoined drinking horns at right, urn at left, ornate scroll work around, value at left, Busson and Letayf signatures, reverse pale blue and multicoloured, a view of Ras Beirut, value low centre and at each corner (Pick 49a, Ayoub p.124/125), in PMG 53 'choice uncirculated, NET, minor split' £300-400
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, a uniface obverse and reverse essay/proof on card for a proposed issue of 10 livres, ND (ca type of 1945), red and multicoloured, the chandelier from the El Adm palace in Damascus at centre, ornate scrollwork in field, no text, reverse red and multicoloured, the courtyard of the Beiteddin Palace of Prince Bechir II in Damascus, no text (Pick 50 for type, see Ayoub page 79 and 126 for similar), a Clement Serveau design, most attractive and extremely rare (2) £1,000-1,500
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 10 livres, 1945, zero serial numbers, red and multicoloured, geometrical patterns in field, chandelier at centre (from the El Adm Palace in Damascus), value top left and right, Busson and Letayf signatures, reverse red and multicoloured, the courtyard of the Beiteddin Palace at centre, value top left and right (Pick 50 for type, Ayoub p.126/127), in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated, faint pencil annotation' £600-800
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 25 livres, 1945, zero serial numbers, mauve and multicoloured, the ruins of an Umayyad Mosque at centre, Busson and Letayf signatures, value in blue top left and right, reverse mauve and green, a lion's head mask from the frieze at Baalbek at centre, flowers and foliage in borders, value in red top left and right (Pick 51 for type, Ayoub p.128/129), in PMG holder 65 'gem uncirculated, EPQ'. Ayoub states 'Rare bill, 6 items known' £1,000-1,200
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 25 livres, 1950, zero serial numbers, mauve and multicoloured, the ruins of an Umayyad Mosque at centre, Busson and Letayf signatures, value in blue top left and right, reverse mauve and green, a lion's head mask from the frieze at Baalbek at centre, flowers and foliage in borders, value in red top left and right (Pick 51 for type, Ayoub p.128/129), in PMG holder 66 'gem uncirculated, EPQ'. Ayoub states 'Rare bill, 50 items known' £900-1,100
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 50 livres, 1945, zero serial numbers, pale blue, mauve and multicoloured, the Beiteddin Palace at centre, roses at left and right, value in maroon top left and right, Busson and Letayf signatures, reverse pale blue and multicoloured, the Roman Temple of Bacchus at centre, grapes at right, olives at left (Pick 52s, Ayoub p.130/131), in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated, pinhole'. Ayoub states only 10 issued examples believed extant for this type £800-1,000
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 50 livres, 1950, zero serial numbers, pale blue, mauve and multicoloured, the Beiteddin Palace at centre, roses at left and right, value in maroon top left and right, Busson and Letayf signatures, reverse pale blue and multicoloured, the Roman Temple of Bacchus at centre, grapes at right, olives at left (Pick 52 for type, Ayoub p.130/131), in PMG holder 66 'gem uncirculated, EPQ' £700-900
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 100 livres, 1945, zero serial numbers, red and multicoloured, ornate Arabesque design in field, value at each corner, Busson and Letayf signatures, reverse blue-green and multicoloured, Cedar tree at right, Mount Lebanon at left, value in red top left and right (Pick 53s, Ayoub p.132/133), in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated'. Ayoub states 'Rare bill, 30 items known'. This is the classic 'carpet' note, one of the most attractive and iconic world banknotes £3,500-5,500
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 1 livre, 1952, brown, the crusader Castle at Saida and specimen 5 livres, 1952, blue, the courtyard at the Beiteddin Palace, both zero serial numbers (Pick 55s, 56s, Ayoub p.138/139), both in PMG holders 64 'choice uncirculated, faint pencil annotation'. The usual De La Rue overstamp absent here thus unusual (2) £200-250
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 100 livres, 1952, serial number F21 00000, blue and lilac, Beirut harbour at centre, reverse blue, Cedar tree at centre, value at right (Pick 60s, Ayoub p143), in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated, faint pencil annotations'. The usual De La Rue overstamp absent here thus unusual £150-200
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Banque de Syrie, specimen 5 piastres, 1 August 1919, no serial numbers, green, lilac and orange, the pillars of Baalbek low centre, Berard and Stobert signatures below, reverse purple and blue, lion's mask at centre (Pick 1s, Djaroueh SY1s), perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder 64 'Choice uncirculated, NET' £150-200
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Banque de Syrie, 5 piastres, 1 August 1919, serial number A/H 068152, green, lilac and orange, the pillars of Baalbek low centre, Berard and Stobert signatures below, reverse purple and blue, lion's mask at centre (Pick 1a, Djaroueh SY1), in PMG holder 40 'extremely fine, NET' £250-350
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Banque de Syrie, specimen 25 piastres, 1 August 1919, no serial numbers, blue, green, lilac and pink, the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus at low centre, value at each corner, Berard and Stobert signatures below, reverse purple and green, horse low centre (Pick 2s, Djaroueh SY3s), perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated' NET, minor foreign substance' £200-300
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Banque de Syrie, 25 piastres, 1 August 1919, serial number B/D 021373, blue, green, lilac and pink, the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus at low centre, value at each corner, Berard and Stobert signatures below, reverse purple and green, horse low centre (Pick 2, Djaroueh SY3), in PMG holder 55 'about uncirculated' £350-400
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Banque de Syrie, specimen 50 piastres, 1 August 1919, no serial numbers, purple, blue, green and orange, Sultanieh at top centre, value at each corner, Berard and Stobert signatures below, reverse purple, lilac and green, value at centre, archway at left and right (Pick 3s, Djaroueh SY4s), perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder 64 'Choice uncirculated' NET, mounting traces £300-350
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Banque de Syrie, 50 piastres, 1 August 1919, serial number C/L 000476, purple, blue, green and orange, Sultanieh at top centre, value at each corner, Berard and Stobert signatures below, reverse purple, lilac and green, value at centre, archway at left and right (Pick 3, Djaroueh SY4), in PMG holder 30 'very fine, NET' mounting traces' £120-160
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