LOVELY SYRIAN 100 POUND NOTE

This colourful note is the 100 pounds from Syria and was issued in 1998 with the Bosra roman  theatre in south west Syria on the front and the Hajaz railway loco and Damascus train station  on the reverse.
 After the human misery caused by the war in Syria , the loss of the culture of Syria is a huge loss that cannot be repaired.

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SYRIA

The Syrian Arab Republic is a country in the north west of the Arabian peninsula. its capital city is Damascus. In 1516, the area now known as Syria was conquered by and incorporated in to, the Ottoman empire. After world war I, the region was split between the British and French empires, yria becoming British. Syria then became a league of nations mandate in 1920. that year the short lived Kindom of Syria was established under Faisal I but soon was taken by the French. in 1946 The French were forced to leave and the republican government took over. 1966 saw the Ba'athist take control of the government.

Monetary Unit :

1 Pound (livre) = 100 Piastres

The note above is the 10 pound note from 1991 ( AH 1412 ) which has the al-azem palace and a dancing lady on the front and a water treatment plant on the reverse.