Description:
Obverse
Coat of arms of Syria: hawk of Quraish without star on the shield holding a scroll with "Union of Arabic Republics" in arabic lettering. Dates (AD left and AH right) below in arabic digits.
Reverse
Arab decoration, value in square.
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