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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.
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