Description:
Obverse
Coat of arms of Syria inside a circle: 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
The ancient ruins of the city of Palmyra, above value within circle.
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