2½ Piastres – Syria
Standard circulation coins
Context
Year: 1940
Issuer: Syria 
Period:
(1930—1946)
Currency:
(since 1919)
Demonetized: Yes
Total mintage: 2,000,000
Material
Diameter: 21 mm
Weight: 3 g
Shape: Round with a round hole
Composition: Aluminium bronze
Magnetic: No
Technique: Milled
Alignment: Coin alignment
References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard76
Numista: #2713
Value
Exchange value: 0.025 SYP
Obverse
Inscription:
دولة سورية
* ETAT DE SYRIE *
* ETAT DE SYRIE *
Translation:
SYRIAN STATE
* STATE OF SYRIA *
* STATE OF SYRIA *
Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor
Reverse
Inscription:
غرشان ونصف
١/٢ ٢
2 PIASTRES 1/2
1940 ·١٩٤٠
١/٢ ٢
2 PIASTRES 1/2
1940 ·١٩٤٠
Translation:
Two Piastres and a Half
1/2 2
2 PIASTRES 1/2
1940
1/2 2
2 PIASTRES 1/2
1940
Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor
Edge
Plain
🌱 Fairly Common