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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Syria, a uniface partial proof 50 piastres mounted on card, 1925, pale pink-brown, green and lilac, value in lilac low right, also another example mounted on card in pale blue and multicoloured with only background detail (Pick 22 for type, Djaroueh SY23 for type), uncirculated, very unusual and very rare (2) £800-1,200
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, a uniface essay/proof on card for the obverse and reverse of a proposed issue of 1 livre, ND (ca 1942-1943), red and multicoloured, ornate scrollwork in background, value in red at each corner, reverse multicoloured, ruins of a Roman aquaduct and water-wheels at left, corn sheaf at right (Pick unrecorded, Djaroueh unrecorded), a design by Serveau, the engraving by E.Gaspe. Attractive and extremely rare (2) £1,500-2,000
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, a uniface essay/proof on card for a proposed note, no value printed, ND (ca 1943), green and multicoloured, cemetery and Mosque at centre framed by ornate columns and mythical (Assyrian) creatures (Pick unrecorded, Djaroueh unrecorded), pencil signature of the engraver Georges Regnier low right. Attractive and extremely rare £1,000-1,200
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An obverse and reverse trial probably for the Banque de Syrie et du Liban, no denomination or date (ca 1930's), pink, blue and multicoloured, the Tekkiye Mosque in Damascus at left, flowers and arabesque design in field, reverse pink and multicoloured, domed house at right, ornate design in field (Pick unrecorded, Djaroueh unrecorded), almost certainly a Clement Serveau design, most attractive and extremely rare (2) £1,500-2,000
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, a uniface essay/proof on card for a proposed issue of 500 piastres, ND (ca 1943), green and multicoloured, village on a hillside, Mosque in background, value top left and right and low centre Pick unrecorded, (Djaroueh unrecorded), a design by Lucien Jonas who started work with the Banque de France in 1933 and who designed many World War II banknotes, the engraving by Georges Regnier. Attractive and extremely rare £1,000-1,500
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Lebanon, 50 piastres, 1925, serial number V.13 038, pink-brown and multicoloured, value in maroon low right, Forges and Laferriere signatures, reverse green and multicoloured, courtyard viewed through an ornate gateway at left, GRAND-LIBAN in blue at centre (Pick 2, Ayoub p.48), a pleasing VG and a scarce type £600-800
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† Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 10 livres, 1 September 1939, serial number L/N 050001-L/S 050000, violet and multicoloured, clock tower at left, two green diagonal lines across face of note, Berard and Laferriere signatures, LIBAN in top margin, reverse purple, orange and blue-green, ruins and feluccas (Pick 28bs, Ayoub p.96), ink date '13.5.42' in top margin, perforated SPECIMEN, good extremely fine and very rare, attractive £800-1,200
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† Republique Libanaise, a uniface obverse die proof 50 piastres, 1 August 1942, green and white, Mosque top centre, lion head at left and right centre, value at centre and at each corner (Pick 37pr), interesting ink annotation and date "16/6/42" top margin, extremely fine and very rare £600-800
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† Republique Libanaise, colour trial 50 piastres, 1 August 1942, purple and pale green and lilac, Mosque and cemetery at Sultanieh top centre, reverse purple and blue-green, value at centre (Pick 37ct, Ayoub p.109ct), red BRADBURY seal, good extremely fine and rare £400-500
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† Republique Libanaise, original art work for the issue of 50 piastres, 1 August 1942, blue, pink, orange and green, Mosque top centre (Pick 37 for type), ink annotation "APPROVED 23/5/42" in top margin, unique and most unusual £700-1,000
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x Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Syria, 100 livres, 1935, serial number 379313, purple and pink and pale blue, the Bank head office at centre, value at centre and low left and right LIBAN in top margin and handstamp SYRIE 1939, Berard and Laferriere signatures, reverse purple and pale orange, view of Aleppo at centre, value in field, green diagonal stripe across face of the note (Pick 39Fa, Djaroueh SY61), central fold, mounting traces and some discolouration, however fine or better, above average for series and attractive, scarce £1,000-1,200
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† Republique Libanaise, specimen 5 piastres, brown and specimen 10 piastres, blue and lilac, both 1950, value at left and right (Pick 46s, 47s), perforated SPECIMEN, good extremely fine, rare (2) £300-500
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, a contemporary forgery of a 100 livres, 1945, serial number U.26-551, with watermark, red and multicoloured, ornate multicoloured mosaic design, reverse green and multicoloured, cedar tree at right, mountains in background (Pick 53 for type), composed of two thin uniface sheets joined together, several subtle differences from the real note, very good to fine and rare £300-400
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Banque du Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, specimen 5 livres, 1957, serial number C26 00000, pale blue, house and courtyard left centre (Pick 56s), red De La Rue oval stamp, good extremely fine £100-120
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x Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, 5 livres, 1961, prefix F20, pale blue, courtyard at centre (Pick 56a), in PCGS holder 66 PPQ 'gem new' £300-350
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x Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon, 10 livres, 1961, prefix Z23, green, the pillars of Baalbek (Pick 57a), in PMG holder 67 PPQ 'superb gem unc' £450-500
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Banque Centrale du Liban, a printers archival obverse and reverse (2) photograph for a proposed issue of 10 livres Libanaises, ND (1963), serial number A00-00000, black and white, the ruins at Baalbeck at centre, cedar tree at right, reverse stone frieze of a galley at centre (Pick unrecorded, Ayoub unrecorded), pencil date '12.9.63' on reverses, interesting research pieces (2) £200-250
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Banque du Liban, a printers archival photograph for proposed issue of 5 livres, 1957, serial number 12345 ornate gateway at left, reverse courtyard, also an obverse and reverse photograph for a 50 livres, coastline and boats, reverse the Crusader Castle at Saida (Pick unlisted, Ayoub unlisted), dated '12/63' on reverse, unusual and interesting (4) £300-400
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Banque du Liban, 1 livre, 1980, brown on light blue underprint, 5 livres, 1986, green on pale blue underprint, 10 livres, 1986, purple on multicolour underprint, 25 livres, 1983, brown on multicolour underprint, 50 livres, 1983, grey, olive and purple on multicolour underprint, 100 livres, 1988, blue on pink and light blue underprint, and 250 livres, 1988, olive green and blue on multicolour underprint (Pick 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67), all uncirculated, a delightful group £80-130
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† Banque du Liban, an obverse and reverse composite essay on card for a 250 livres, 1974, zero serial numbers, deep grey-green and blue on multicoloured underprint, ruins at Tyras at centre, value at lower left and upper right, reverse ancient ruined columns at centre (Pick 67 for type), split in card on obverse, otherwise about uncirculated, unique (2) £400-600
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† Banque du Liban, a printers archival composite essay for the obverse of a 10 livres, 1983, zero serial numbers, purple and multicoloured, the ruins at Anjar at centre (Pick 63 for type), unique £500-700
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Banque de Syrie, 5 piastres, 1 August 1919, serial number A/Z082, 243, green and multicolour, ruins at centre, bank title top centre, denomination in each corner, reverse, blue and pink, lion's head at centre (Pick 1b, Djaroueh SY 1), about uncirculated, rare in this grade £600-800
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Banque de Syrie, 1 piastre (3), all dated 1 January 1920, serial numbers Z/A037, 268, Z/B098, 059 and Z/C426, 935, dark blue on multicolour, bank title top centre, value in each corner and centre, reverse, ruins in central panel (Pick 6, SY7), first, central fold, extremely fine, second and third, uncirculated (3) £150-250
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† Banque de Syrie, specimen 25 livres, 1 January 1920, no serial numbers, green and pale orange, blue and pink, camel train and cemetery at centre, value at left and right and at each corner, purple and green, well at centre (Pick 8s, SY9s), perforated SPECIMEN, ink annotation in top margin, good extremely fine, attractive and rare £800-1,200
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† Banque de Syrie, specimen 50 livres, 1 January 1920, serial number F/E 000001-F/E 025000, blue, pale green and lilac, street scene at left, value in field, reverse purple, green and mauve, feluccas at centre (Pick 9s, SY10s), perforated CANCELLED, ink date 12.7.26 in top margin, good extremely fine and rare, attractive £800-1,200
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Banque de Syrie, 10 piastres, 1 July 1920, serial number J/C050, 118, dark blue and multicolour, bank title along top, shepherds around campfire, goats in background at centre, reverse, pink and mauve, value in Roman and Arabic numerals (Pick 12, SY13), central fold, otherwise very fine or better £600-800
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Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Lebanon & Syria, 1 livre, 1939, prefix S.71, blue and multicoloured, two eagles at centre, Berard and Laferriere signatures, reverse multicoloured, mountains and cedar tree, red LIBAN top left, also 1 livre, 1939, prefix J/Y, green and lilac, the pillars of Baalbek at left, black SYRIE in top margin, Berard and Laferriere signatures, reverse red and green and orange-brown (Pick 15, 40a, SY68), both original good very fine (2) £180-240
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† Banque de Syrie, specimen 100 livres, 1 July 1920, no serial numbers, green and lilac and pink, the Bank of Beirut on the quayside top centre, value at centre and at each corner, Berard and Stobert signatures, reverse blue and pale brown, view of Aleppo at centre in circular frame, value low centre and top left and right (Pick 19s, Djaroueh SY 21s), ink annotation in top margin, perforated SPECIMEN, uncirculated, very attractive and very rare, a lovely note £3,000-4,000
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Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Syria, 25 piastres, 1925, serial number 221-O.43, blue and multicoloured, value in blue low right, Forges and Laferriere signatures, reverse pink-red and multicoloured, the watermill at Hamas at centre, blue SYRIE top centre (Pick 21, SY22), a pleasing and original fine and a scarce type £600-800
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† Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban, Syria, specimen 100 livres, 1935, serial number 510001-910000, violet, pale pink and mauve, the Bank of Beirut building on the quayside top centre, Berard and Laferriere signatures, value at each corner, SYRIE in top margin at centre, two diagonal red lines across face of the note, reverse pale turquoise, brown and pale orange, city view and mountains in circular frame at centre, two diagonal red lines across field (Pick 38bs, Djaroueh SY58s), perforated SPECIMEN, ink date 23.5.42 in top margin, good extremely fine and rare, attractive £1,500-2,000
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† Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, specimen 5 livres, 1 September 1939, serial number K/BA 000001-K/BJ 100000, black, lilac and orange, cedar trees at right, value at left, SYRIE in top margin, green chevron overprint, reverse brown and pale green, view of city in oval at centre, green chevron overprint, value at left and right (Pick 41ds, Djaroueh SY 76s), perforated SPECIMEN, ink date '9.3.43' in top margin, uncirculated and rare £800-1,200
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† Banque de Syrie et du Liban, Syria, specimen 50 livres, 1 September 1939, no serial numbers, purple-brown and multicoloured, Syria street at left, green lozenge overprint at centre, SYRIE in top margin, reverse blue, lilac and orange, feluccas at centre, green lozenge overprint, value at left and right (Pick 44s, Djaroueh SY 88s), perforated , ink date '9.3.43' in top margin, uncirculated and rare £1,500-2,500
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† Banque Centrale de Syrie, an obverse and reverse uniface die proof for a 1 livre, 1957, also a 5 livres, 1957, both black and white, arms at right (Pick 79 and 80 for type), ink 'approved' annotation and dated by the Governor '1957', extremely fine and very rare (4) £400-600
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† Banque Centrale de Syrie, an obverse printers archival essay for a 25 pounds, ND (type of 1966), blue and multicoloured, man and loom at left (Pick 96 for type), unique and attractive £400-600
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† United Kingdom of Libya, specimen 5 piastres, Law of 1951, serial number L/10 000000, red, colonnade at left, palm tree at right, reverse value in each corner, ornate guilloche; also specimen 10 piastres, Law of 1951, serial number K/12 000000, green, ruins at left, palm tree at right, reverse value in each corner, ornate guilloche, both overprinted SPECIMEN in red with two De La Rue specimen ovals on obverse and reverse, one or two punch holes (Pick 5s, 6s, UKL B1as, 2as), mounting traces, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated (2) £220-280
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† United Kingdom of Libya, specimen 5 piastres, Law of 1951, serial number L/13 000000, red, colonnade at left, palm tree at right, reverse value in each corner, ornate guilloche; also specimen 10 piastres, Law of 1951, serial number K/8 000000, green, ruins at left, palm tree at right, reverse value in each corner, ornate guilloche, both perforated CANCELLED (Pick 5s, 6s, UKL B1as, 2as), mounting traces, ink dates and annotations in top margins, otherwise about uncirculated to uncirculated (2) £200-250
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United Kingdom of Libya, 5 piastres (2), ND (L.1951), 5 piastres (2), ND (L.1951), serial numbers L/10 811442, L/10 811445, red on pale yellow underprint, 10 piastres, ND (L.1951), serial number K/12601803, light green on pale orange underprint (Pick 5, 6, UKL B1, 2), about uncirculated to uncirculated, crisp and fresh, a pleasing group £350-450
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United Kingdom of Libya, 5 piastres, red and 10 piastres (3), green, ruins at left, all law of 1951 (1955), (Pick 5, 10, UKL B1a, 2a), good very fine to extremely fine (4) £100-120
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† United Kingdom of Libya, colour trial 1/2 pound, 24 October 1951, serial number D/4 00000, olive and multicoloured, arms at left, value at right, wheat and jolbaan plant in field, reverse olive and white, value at centre and at each corner (Pick 8ct, UKL B4ct, Mehilba P8ct), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare £400-600
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† United Kingdom of Libya, specimen 5 pounds, Law of 1951, serial number B/2 000000, green on multicoloured underprint, arms at left, value at right and in each corner, signatures of Shagluf and Muntaser, reverse ornate pattern and guilloches, one punch hole (Pick 10s, UKL B6s, Mehilba P10s), ink date '14. 4. 55' and annotation in top margin, otherwise good extremely fine and very rare £1,200-1,600
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† United Kingdom of Libya, colour trial 10 pounds, 24 October 1951, serial number A/2 000000, red and multicoloured, arms at left, value at right, wheat ears, jolbaan plant and palm tree in field, reverse red and lilac, value at centre and at each corner (Pick 11ct, UKL B7ct, Mehilba P11ct), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated, attractive and very rare £1,500-2,500
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† United Kingdom of Libya, specimen 1/2 pound, AH 1371 (1951), serial number D/4 000000, purple on multicolour underprint, arms at left, palm tree at right, value at each corner, cancellation hole and ink text, signatures of Shagluf and Muntaser (Pick 8s, UKL B4s), annotation in upper margin 'approved subject to sigs' (Arabic) appearing below words (in Arabic) 'for the commission', and with pencil marks showing the intended swap, this note is therefore different to that issued, about uncirculated, important and extremely rare £1,000-1,500
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† United Kingdom of Libya, specimen 1 pound, AH 1371 (1951), serial number C/4 000000, blue on multicolour underprint, arms at left, palm tree at right, value at each corner, cancellation hole and ink text, signatures of Shagluf and Muntaser (Pick 9s, UKL B5s), annotation in upper margin 'approved subject to sigs' (Arabic) appearing below words (in Arabic) 'for the commission', and with pencil marks showing the intended swap, this note is therefore different to that issued, about uncirculated, important and extremely rare £1,500-2,000
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† United Kingdom of Libya, specimen 5 pounds, AH 1371 (1951), serial number B/2 000000, green on multicolour underprint, arms at left, palm tree at right, value at each corner, cancellation hole and ink text, signatures of Shagluf and Muntaser (Pick 10s, UKL B6s), annotation in upper margin 'approved subject to sigs' (Arabic) appearing below words (in Arabic) 'for the commission', and with pencil marks showing the intended swap, this note is therefore different to that issued, about uncirculated, important and extremely rare £2,500-3,500
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† United Kingdom of Libya, specimen 10 pounds, AH 1371 (1951), serial number A/2 000000, brown on multicolour underprint, arms at left, palm tree at right, value at each corner, cancellation hole and ink text, signatures of Shagluf and Muntaser (Pick 11s, UKL B7s, Mehilba P11s), annotation in upper margin 'approved subject to sigs' (Arabic) appearing below words (in Arabic) 'for the commission', and with pencil marks showing the intended swap, this note is therefore different to that issued, about uncirculated, important and extremely rare £4,000-6,000
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Kingdom of Libya, 5 piastres, 1 January 1952, serial number K/1 607645, red on pale yellow and green underprint, King Idris at left, palm and olive branches at right, reverse, denomination at each corner and at centre, ornate pattern (Pick 12, KOL B1a), slight paper bend at right, about uncirculated £250-350
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† Kingdom of Libya, specimen colour trial 1/2 pound, 1 January 1952, serial number D/1 000000, orange-brown on multicoloured underprint, portrait of King Idris at left, value in each corner, reverse ornate guilloches, overprinted SPECIMEN in black on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 15ct, KOL B4t), uncirculated, rare £500-700
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† Kingdom of Libya, specimen colour trial 1 pound, 1 January 1952, serial number C/1 000000, red on multicoloured underprint, portrait of King Idris at left, value in each corner, reverse ornate guilloches, overprinted SPECIMEN in red on obverse and reverse, two punch holes (Pick 16ct, KOL B5t), about uncirculated to uncirculated, rare £600-800
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† Kingdom of Libya, a uniface obverse die proof for a 10 pounds, AH1371 (1952), brown, King Idris at left, palm tree at right, bushes at low centre, value at each corner, two cancellation holes (Pick 18 for type, KOL B7 for type), annotated 'approved 8.2.52', extremely fine and very rare £1,000-1,500
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† Kingdom of Libya, printer's archival specimen 10 pounds, 1 January 1952, serial run A/1 000001 to A/1 1000000, brown on multicoloured underprint, portrait of King Idris at left, value in each corner, reverse value at centre and in each corner, ornate guilloche at right, (Pick 18s, KOL B7as), mounting traces, ink date '3-7-51' and annotation in top reverse margin, otherwise good very fine and very rare £1,200-1,800
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