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
1 Ghirsh / Piastre (WW2 War Coinage; Pattern)
Country: Syria / Denomination: 1 Piastre
(0.01 SYP)
Year: 1941 / Material: Aluminium-bronze
Dirhem - Osman II (Aleppo)
Country: Syria (Aleppo Eyalet) / Denomination: 1 Dirhem
Year: 1027 (1618) / Material: Silver
50 Qirsh / Piastres (Pattern)
Country: Syria / Denomination: 50 Piastres
(0.5 SYP)
Year: 1933 / Material: Aluminium-bronze
Dirhem - Ahmed I (Aleppo, type 2)
Country: Syria (Aleppo Eyalet) / Denomination: 1 Dirhem
Year: 1012 (1603) / Material: Silver
Dirhem - Murad III (Aleppo, type 1)
Country: Syria (Aleppo Eyalet) / Denomination: 1 Dirhem
Year: 982 (1575) / Material: Silver
Sultani - Selim I (Damascus)
Country: Syria (Damascus Eyalet) / Denomination: 1 Sultani
(40)
Year: 924 (1518) / Material: Gold
25 Qirsh / Piastres
Country: Syria / Denomination: 25 Piastres
(0.25 SYP)
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1 Ghirsh / Piastre (WW2 War Coinage; Aluminium Thick Pattern)
Country: Syria / Denomination: 1 Piastre
(0.01 SYP)
Year: (1941) / Material: Aluminium
½ Qirsh / Piastre
Country: Syria / Denomination: 1/2 Piastre
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