Description:
Obverse
Coat of arms of Syria: hawk of Quraish without star on the shield holding a scroll with "Union of Arab Republics" in arabic lettering. Dates (AD left and AH right) below in arabic digits.
Reverse
The Tabqa Dam (Arabic: سد الطبقة ), also known as al-Thawra Dam on the Euphrates river, within a circle made of 1/2 gear and an oat sprig.
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