My Collection
Description:
Obverse
Coat of arms of Syria inside a pentagon: hawk of Quraish with 2 stars on the shield holding a scroll with "Syrian Arab Republic" in arabic lettering. Dates (AD left and AH right) in arabic digits below.
Reverse
Five-sided figure, with the doors of the citadel of Aleppo in the centre. On the right is a circle showing either a 5 numeral or CBS lettering depending on the angle it is viewed from.
Related Coins
Beslik - Mehmed IV (Damascus)
Country: Syria (Damascus Eyalet) / Denomination: 1 Beslik
Year: 1058 (1648) / Material: Silver
1 Lira (3 stars on shield, date on reverse)
Country: Syria / Denomination: 1 Lira
(1 SYP)
Year: 1387-1391 (1968-1971) / Material: Nickel
Mangir - Suleiman I (Damascus)
Country: Syria (Damascus Eyalet) / Denomination: Mangir
Year: 926 (1520) / Material: Copper
Sultani - Mustafa I (1st Reign; Aleppo)
Country: Syria (Aleppo Eyalet) / Denomination: 1 Sultani
(40)
Year: 1026 (1617) / Material: Gold
50 Qirsh (3 stars on shield, date below)
Country: Syria / Denomination: 50 Piastres
(0.50 SYP)
Year: 1399 (1979) / Material: Copper-nickel
Mangir - Selim I (Damascus, AH 924)
Country: Syria (Damascus Eyalet) / Denomination: 1 Mangir
Year: 924 (1518) / Material: Copper
Beslik - Ibrahim I (Damascus)
Country: Syria (Damascus Eyalet) / Denomination: 1 Beslik
Year: 1049 (1640) / Material: Silver