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Banque de Syrie, specimen 100 piastres, 1 August 1919, no serial numbers, brown-orange and green, the pillars of Baalbek at left, value low left and at top right and left centre, Berard and Stobert signatures below, reverse purple, lilac and green, view of Beirut at centre, column and horse at left and right (Pick 4s, Djaroueh SY5s), perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder 64 'Choice uncirculated 'NET, mounting traces' £300-400
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Banque de Syrie, 100 piastres, 1 August 1919, serial number D/M 020456, brown-orange and green, the pillars of Baalbek at left, value low left and at top right and left centre, Berard and Stobert signatures below, reverse purple, lilac and green, view of Beirut at centre, column and horse at left and right (Pick 4, Djaroueh SY5), in PMG holder 40 'extremely fine' £250-300
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Banque de Syrie, specimen 500 piastres, 1 August 1919, no serial numbers, purple, green and pink, cedar tree at right, value at left and right, Berard and Stobert signatures below, reverse blue, brown and yellow, view of Beirut at centre, value at left and right (Pick 5s, Djaroueh SY6s), perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder 64 'Choice uncirculated' £600-800
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Banque de Syrie, specimen 1 piastre, 1 January 1920, no serial numbers, blue and pink and green, value at centre and at each corner, Berard and Stobert signatures, reverse purple, the pillars of Baalbek at centre in circular frame (Pick 6s, Djaroueh SY7s), in PMG holder 58 'choice about unc EPQ' £150-200
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Banque de Syrie, 1 piastre, 1 January 1920, serial number Z/E 794054, blue, pale green and pink, value at centre and at each corner, Berard and Stobert signatures, reverse mauve, the pillars of Baalbek at centre (Pick 6, Djaroueh SY 7), in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated' £150-250
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Banque de Syrie, specimen 10 livres, 1 January 1920, no serial numbers, brown, pale green and pink, the clock tower in Aleppo at left, value in field, Berard and Stobert signatures, reverse green and pink-red, the ruins at the Port of Lattakieh, feluccas (Pick 7s, Djaroueh SY 8s), in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated, NET', minor foreign substance £700-900
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Banque de Syrie, specimen 25 livres, 1 January 1920, no serial numbers, green, orange and blue, the Mausoleum of Zeinab and a view of Damascus at centre, Berard and Stobert signatures, value at left and right and at each corner, reverse purple and green, a well with domed roof at centre, value at left and right (Pick 8s, Djaroueh SY 9s), in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated, NET', minor foreign substance £1,000-1,200
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Banque de Syrie, specimen 50 livres, 1 January 1920, no serial numbers, blue and yellow/green and mauve, Damascus street in Beirut at left, Berard and Stobert signatures, reverse purple and green, coastline and feluccas (Pick 9s, Djaroueh SY10s), in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated, NET', minor foreign substance £1,400-1,800
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Banque de Syrie, specimen 100 livres, 1 January 1920, no serial numbers, blue and multicoloured, value at right and in field, Berard and Stobert signatures, reverse green and pink-red, bank title at centre, value at each corner (Pick 10s, Djaroueh SY11), in PMG holder 58 'choice about uncirculated 'NET', £1,200-1,600
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Banque de Syrie, 10 piastres, 1 July 1920, serial numbers J/G 012200, blue-green and multicoloured, bridge and Arabs around a campfire top centre, Berard and Stobert signatures, reverse mauve and red, value at centre (Pick 12, Djaroueh SY13), in PMG holder 45 'choice extremely fine EPQ' £350-450
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Syria, 50 piastres, 1925, serial number H.99 671, pale pink-brown, green and lilac, value in lilac low right, Forges and Laferriere signatures, reverse blue and multicoloured, house and trees low left, SYRIE in pale blue at centre (Pick 22, Djaroueh SY23), in PMG holder 15 'choice fine', small split below, slight rust spots £500-700
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Syria, a uniface proof for the reverse of a 50 piastres, ND (1925), blue and multicoloured, a Mosque and a village between Byzantine columns at left, ornate background detail (Pick 23 for similar, Djaroueh SY 23), in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated, NET, mounting traces' £400-500
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Syria, a reverse uniface proof for a 50 piastres, type of 1925, blue and multicoloured, house and trees low left (Pick 22 for type, Djaroueh SY23 for type), in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated NET', mounting traces £250-350
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Syria, a specimen/proof obverse uniface 10 livres, 1925, zero serial numbers, pale blue and brown, value in red at right, ornate scrollwork and background detail, SYRIE in blue top centre, Forges and Laferriere signatures pale blue and brown, value in red at right, ornate scrollwork and background detail, SYRIE in blue top centre, Forges and Laferriere signatures (Pick 26 for type, Djaroueh SY26 for type), in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated', minor pencil annotation £600-700
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Syria, specimen 50 livres mounted on card, 1925, zero serial numbers, maroon and multicoloured, ornate designs and borders, Forges and Laferriere signatures, reverse house and gardens, SYRIE in blue top centre, value in red top right and at each corner (Pick 28s, Djaroueh SY28s), low right tip missing otherwise uncirculated, most attractive and very rare, a lovely note £2,000-3,000
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Syria, specimen 100 livres, 1930, zero serial numbers, red and multicoloured, ornate background detail, value in red low left and right, Berard and Laferriere signatures, reverse red and multicoloured, city view, incense burner at left and right, SYRIE in blue top centre (Pick 33s, SY35s), black SPECIMEN handstamp, in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated, pencil annotation on reverse', rare and attractive £1,200-1,600
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Syria, specimen 5 livres, 1935, zero serial numbers, green and red, geometrical patterns in field, Berard and Laferriere signatures, reverse pale blue and multicoloured, the Great Court of the Haremlik at Hazem's palace in Damascus, geometrical patterns in field, SYRIE in red top centre (Pick 36s, Djaroueh SY37), in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated, pencil annotation £500-700
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Syria, 5 livres, 1935, serial number T.100 123, green and red, geometrical patterns in field, Berard and Laferriere signatures, SYRIE 1939 in field, reverse pale blue and multicoloured, the Great Court of the Haremlik at Hazem's palace in Damascus, geometrical patterns in field, SYRIE in red top centre (Pick 39Ba, Djaroueh SY52), in PMG holder 15 'choice fine NET, splits' £250-350
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Syria, 1 livre, 1935, serial number A.538 815, pale blue and brown, geometrical patterns in field, Berard and Laferriere signatures, SYRIE 1939 in field, reverse pale blue and brown, Jounieh's Bay near Beirut and columns, SYRIE in pale blue top centre (Pick 39A, Djaroueh SY49), in PMG holder 15 'choice fine NET, tape repairs and annotation' £80-120
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Syria, specimen 50 livres, 1938, zero serial numbers, pale blue and multicoloured, value in blue low left and right, ornate scrollwork in field, red at right, Laferriere signature at left, reverse multicoloured, house at centre, SYRIE in blue top centre (Pick 39s, Djaroueh SY44), black SPECIMEN handstamp, in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated, faint pencil annotations on reverse', attractive and rare £1,500-2,000
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Syria, 100 livres, 1930 (1939), serial number O.28 135, red, pale blue and multicoloured, cedar tree at centre, ornate background detail, pine cones at left and right, Berard and Laferriere signatures at left, black SYRIE 1939 top centre and red arc in field, reverse red, mauve and multicoloured, incense burner at left and right, red arc in field, view of Mosque top centre, blue SYRIE top centre (Pick 39D, Djaroueh SY48), in PMG holder 50 'about uncirculated NET', small tear low margin, rare £1,500-2,000
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Syria, 100 livres, 1935, serial number P 223208, blue and pale pink and orange, Central Bank building on quay side at top centre, value at centre and low left and right, purple chevron across face, SYRIE 1939 overstamp top centre, LIBAN in top margin, Berard and Laferrierre signatures, reverse brown, pale blue and orange and pink, view of Antioch in circular frame at centre, value at left and right (Pick 39Fc, Djaroueh SY 62), in PMG holder 15 'choice fine, NET, splits' £600-800
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Syria, 1 livre (5), 1 September 1939, prefixes J/J, J/AM, J/CE, J/FE, J/FX, green and multicoloured, the pillars at Baalbek at left, various War time overprints (a complete set of the five varieties), Berard and Laferriere signatures, SYRIE in top margin, reverse red, green and pale orange-brown, a view of the City of Beirut (Pick 40a, b, c, e, f, Djaroueh SY68, 69, 70, 71, 72), in PMG holders 30, 40, 30, 20 25 respectively (5) £500-600
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Syria, 5 livres (6), 1 September 1939, prefixes K/A, K/D, K/W, K/BE, K/BW(2), black, orange and multicoloured, Cedar tree at right, horse top left and right, various War time overprints (a complete set of the five varieties), reverse purple, green and brown-orange, view of Beirut harbour in oval frame at centre (Pick 41a, b, c, d, e, Djaroueh SY 73, 74, 75, 76, 77), in PMG holders 25, 20, 20, 25, 25, 12 respectively (6) £800-1,000
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, 10 livres, 1 September 1939, serial number L/C 017119, purple and multicoloured, the clock tower in Aleppo at left, Berard and Laferriere signatures, SYRIE in top margin, reverse purple, ruins and feluccas at centre in oval frame, value at left and right (Pick 42a, Djaroueh SY78), in PMG holder 15 'choice fine NET' £300-400
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, 10 livres, 1 September 1939, serial number L/D 082719, purple and multicoloured, the clock tower in Aleppo at left, Berard and Laferriere signatures, red diagonal line overprint across face, reverse purple, ruins and feluccas at centre in oval frame, value at left and right (Pick 42b, Djaroueh SY79), in PMG holder 25 'very fine' £300-350
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, 10 livres, 1 September 1939, serial number L/K 004139, purple and multicoloured, the clock tower in Aleppo at left, Berard and Laferriere signatures, two green diagonal line overprints across face, reverse purple, ruins and feluccas at centre in oval frame, value at left and right (Pick 42c, Djaroueh SY80), in PMG holder 25 'very fine NET' slight tears £250-300
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, 10 livres, 1 September 1939, serial number L/AD 099350, purple and multicoloured, the clock tower in Aleppo at left, Berard and Laferriere signatures, blue chevron across face of the note, reverse purple, ruins and feluccas at centre in oval frame, value at left and right (Pick 42d, Djaroueh SY81), in PMG holder 20 'very fine' £150-200
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, 10 livres, 1 September 1939, serial number L/AK 044266, purple and multicoloured, the clock tower in Aleppo at left, Berard and Laferriere signatures, blue chevron across face of the note, reverse purple, ruins and feluccas at centre in oval frame, value at left and right (Pick 42d, Djaroueh SY81), in PMG holder 25 'very fine NET' £250-300
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, 10 livres, 1 September 1939, serial number L/AL 048315, purple and multicoloured, the clock tower in Aleppo at left, Berard and Laferriere signatures, blue chevron across face of the note, reverse purple, ruins and feluccas at centre in oval frame, value at left and right (Pick 42d, Djaroueh SY81), in PMG holder 15 'choice fine' £150-200
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, 50 livre, 1 September 1939, serial number M/C 071070, red brown on multicolour underprint, camel train and cemetery at centre, value at each corner, SYRIE in top margin, Berard and Laferriere signatures, blue diagonal line overprint, reverse green, well at centre flanked by value (Pick 43a, Djaroueh SY83), small split low centre, very fine, scarce £200-250
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, 50 livre, 1 September 1939, serial number M/D 047918, red brown on multicolour underprint, camel train and cemetery at centre, value at each corner, SYRIE in top margin, Berard and Laferriere signatures, orange chevron overprint, reverse green, well at centre flanked by value (Pick 43b, Djaroueh SY84), in PMG holder 15 'choice fine, NET' £200-250
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, 50 livre, 1 September 1939, serial number M/M 089716, red brown on multicolour underprint, camel train and cemetery at centre, value at each corner, SYRIE in top margin, Berard and Laferriere signatures, two green chevrons overprint, reverse green, well at centre flanked by value (Pick 43c, Djaroueh SY85), in PMG holder 25 'very fine NET, small tears' £150-200
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Republique Syrienne, Syria, 5 piastres, 1942, green, value at centre and 10 piastres, 1942, brown and pale green, the Tekkiye in Damascus at right, also 25 piastres, 1942, red, Mosque at centre and 50 piastres, 1942, blue, cemetery and Mosque top centre (Pick 49, 50, 51, 52, Djaroueh SY94, 95, 96, 97), in PMG holders 45, 53, 64, 64 respectively (4) £300-400
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Republique Syrienne, Syria, a large format proof 10 piastres, 1942, brown and green, the Tekkiye in Damascus at right, value top left and low left, reverse blue-green, value at centre and low left and right (Pick 50 for type, Djaroueh SY95 for type), perforated in margins, handstamped number low right, in PMG holder 58 'choice about uncirculated' £300-400
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Republique Syrienne, Syria, 25 piastres, 1942, serial number 277161, lilac and pale brown, the Tekkiye Mosque in Damascus at centre, reverse purple, bank title at centre, value at left and right, also 50 piastres, 1942, serial number A 007337, blue and green, the pillars of Baalbek at centre (Pick 53, 54, Djaroueh SY98, 99), in PMG holders 65 'gem uncirculated' and 12 'fine NET' (2) £250-300
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Republique Syrienne, Syria, 5 piastres, 1944, green, value at centre, 10 piastres, 1944, lilac and pale brown, the Tekkiye Mosque in Damascus at centre (Pick 55, 56, Djaroueh SY104, 105), in PMG holders 58 and 64 (2) £100-140
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, specimen 1 livre, 1947, zero serial numbers, pale pink-brown and pale blue, value in pink-brown low right, ornate scroll work around, Busson and Souayal signatures low left, reverse pink-brown and multicoloured, Jounieh's Bay near Beirut left centre flanked by ornate columns, ornate scroll work around (Pick 57s, Djaroueh SY106s), perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated', faint pencil number on face £600-800
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, specimen 10 livres, 1 July 1947, zero serial numbers, pale brown, blue and multicoloured, value in red at right, Busson and Souayal signatures at left, reverse red and blue, the Temple of Mercury at centre, value in red at each corner (Pick 58s, Djaroueh SY107s), perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated', rare £800-1,200
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, specimen 25 livres, 1 April 1947, zero serial numbers, pale blue-green and multicoloured, value at left and right, ears of corn at left and right, Busson and Souayal signatures below, flowers low left and right, fortress on hillside top centre (Pick 59s Djaroueh SY108), no note of this type believed to have been put in circulation without overprint. Perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated', EPQ. A lovely design, rare £1,200-1,600
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, 25 livres, 1947, serial number D.29 110, multicoloured, ornate border and design, value in blue at left and right, green Syrian arms handstamped at centre, reverse castle, 'Krak des Chevaliers', at centre, ornate flower designs at left and right, (Pick 59, Djaroueh SY109), in PMG holder 25 'very fine NET', minor tears and stains, very rare £3,000-4,000
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Syria, a partial proof obverse for a 50 livres, ND (type of 1925), pale blue and multicoloured, background detail only (Pick 23 for type, Djaroueh SY28 for type), in PMG holder 62 'uncirculated NET', mounting traces and low right corner missing, very rare £600-800
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, specimen 5 livres, 1948, zero serial numbers, blue-green, pink and orange, ornate scrollwork in field, reverse multicoloured, the Azem Palace at centre (Pick 62s, Djaroueh SY114s), perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated', pencil annotation on reverse' £700-900
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, 5 livres, 1948, serial number B.24 231, blue-green, pink and orange, ornate scrollwork in field, Busson signature low left, reverse multicoloured, the Azam Palace at centre (Pick 62, Djaroueh SY114), in PMG holder 20 'very fine' £300-400
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, specimen 50 livres, 1947, zero serial numbers, pale blue and multicoloured, value in blue low left and right, Busson and Souayal signatures at left, ornate scrollwork in field, reverse multicoloured, house at centre (Pick 60, Djaroueh SY110), this note unlisted without overprint. Perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated, faint pencil annotations on reverse', attractive and rare £1,000-1,500
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, 50 livres, 1947, serial number E.14 373, pale pink, blue and multicoloured, value in blue low left and right, green Republic seal at centre, Busson and Souayal signatures low left, ornate scrollwork in field, reverse multicoloured, house at centre (Pick 60, Djaroueh SY111), in PMG holder 55 'about uncirculated', EPQ, rare in this grade £1,200-1,800
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, specimen 100 livres, 1947, zero serial numbers, pink and multicoloured, ornate background detail, value in blue at left and right, cedar tree at centre in background, Busson and Souayal signatures at left, reverse pink and yellow and blue, incense burner low left and right, view of a Mosque top centre, bank title in red top centre (Pick 61s, Djaroueh SY112), this type unlisted without overprint, perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated', attractive and rare £2,000-2,500
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, specimen 1 livre, 1949, zero serial numbers, pale pink-brown and pale blue, value in pink-brown low right, ornate scroll work around, Busson and Souayal signatures low left, reverse pink-brown and multicoloured, Jounieh's Bay near Beirut left centre flanked by ornate columns, ornate scroll work around (Pick 63s, Djaroueh SY115s), perforated SPECIMEN, in PMG holder 64 'choice uncirculated', faint pencil number on reverse £500-700
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, 1 livre, 1949, serial number Y.347 452, pale pink-brown and pale blue, value in pink-brown low right, ornate scroll work around, Busson and Souayal signatures low left, reverse pink-brown and multicoloured, Jounieh's Bay near Beirut left centre flanked by ornate columns, ornate scroll work around (Pick 63, Djaroueh SY115), in PMG holder 30 'very fine' £300-400
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, 10 livres, 1949, serial number V.54 873, pale brown, blue and multicolour, value in red at right, Busson and Souayal signatures low left, reverse multicoloured, the temple of Mercury left centre (Pick 64, Djaroueh SY116), in PMG holder 20 'very fine', minor splitting, rare £500-700
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