Brown on multicolor underprint 1 Syrian Pound banknote from Central Bank of Syria (1963–1982): obverse with man operating machinery/worker in factory at right, ornate designs, Arabic text, and denomination; reverse showing the historic Wheel of Hama (Noria waterwheel) on the Orontes River, denomination "ONE POUND", and bank name in English; watermark Arabian horse head.

Central Bank of Syria 1 Pound 1963–1982 – Worker at Machinery / Wheel of Hama (Norias)

Brown on multicolor underprint 1 Syrian Pound banknote from Central Bank of Syria (1963–1982): obverse with man operating machinery/worker in factory at right, ornate designs, Arabic text, and denomination; reverse showing the historic Wheel of Hama (Noria waterwheel) on the Orontes River, denomination “ONE POUND”, and bank name in English; watermark Arabian horse head.

Price:

$ 5

Description

Issued 1963–1982 (various dates, AH equivalents) by Banque Centrale de Syrie (Central Bank of Syria). Printed on paper (printer often TDLR or JEZ variants). Size approx. 130 × 65 mm. Main color: brown/multicolor.

Obverse: Man operating machinery/factory worker at right, bank name in Arabic, denomination “١ ليرة سورية” (1 Syrian Pound), ornate guilloche patterns.
Reverse: Wheel of Hama (Noria, historic wooden water-raising wheel) on the Orontes River at center, denomination “ONE POUND”, bank name in English, promise text.
Features: Running serial numbers; watermark: Arabian horse head; some varieties with security thread (later sub-types). Withdrawn; not legal tender. As of 2026, Syria has begun exchanging older banknotes (post-Assad era redenomination/removal of two zeros and new designs) to stabilize the currency, rendering these 1963–1982 notes primarily collectible.