Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2016 NYINC Auction 12-13 January 2016
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SYRIA. Piastre Essai, 1929. NGC MS-65.
KM-E3; Lec-9; Gad-3. Struck in Nickel-brass. RARE. From an estimated mintage of only 64 pieces. Struck the year prior to France granting independence to Syria after multiple uprisings. The design motifs convey their purely French origin, with the lion heads providing a dash of local affiliation to the issue. Sharply struck with light toning. NGC MS-65.
Estimate: $500.00- $700.00
KM-E3; Lec-9; Gad-3. Struck in Nickel-brass. RARE. From an estimated mintage of only 64 pieces. Struck the year prior to France granting independence to Syria after multiple uprisings. The design motifs convey their purely French origin, with the lion heads providing a dash of local affiliation to the issue. Sharply struck with light toning. NGC MS-65.
Estimate: $500.00- $700.00