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Syria
Dinar; Lira; Para; Piastre; Pound
The
Syrian pound is the currency of Syria and is issued by the Bank of Syria
subdivided into 100 qirsh
Until 1958, banknotes were issued
with Arabic on the obverse and French on the reverse. Later English has
been used on the reverses
During the Ottoman Occupation of Syria the
Turkish lira was the currency. Following the fall of the Ottoman empire
the Egyptian pound was used until the Banque de Syrie was granted
the authority to issue a currency.
In 1919, the Banque de Syrie introduced notes for 5, 25 and 50 qirsha, 1
and 5 livres followed by notes for 1 qirsh and 10, 25, 50 and 100
livres.
Between 1942 and 1944, the government introduced notes for 5, 10, 25 and
50 qirsha. In the early 1950s, undated notes were issued by the Institut
d'Emission de Syrie in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 livres,
followed by notes for 10 and 25 livres. The Banque Centrale
de Syrie took over paper money issuance in 1957, issuing the same
denominations as the Institut d'Emission.
In 1958, the French language was replaced by English. Notes were issued for 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 and 500
pounds. . In the nineties a new series of 50, 100, 200, 500 and
1000 pounds were introduced. |
