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Description:
Obverse
Coat of arms of Syria: 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
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the center. Denomination at the top in Arabic and at the bottom in English. Numeral denomination at the right in Arabic and at the left in English
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