1 Lira 1968, FAO - Wheat [Syria]

Coins-Asia

Reverse
Along the upper edge, the country name in Arabic: "الجمهورية العربية السورية" - "SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC". In the center is a fan of 5 wheat ears. On the left - the minting year in the Gregorian calendar: "١٩٦٨" - "1968", on the right - in the Hijri calendar: "١٣٨٨" - "1388". Below - the numeral 1: "١" and the inscription 'one lira' in Arabic: "ليرة واحدة". The rim features a decorative raised pattern of rectangles.
Obverse
In the center is the country's coat of arms - the 'Hawk of Quraish' with a shield on its chest, holding in its talons a ribbon with an inscription in Arabic: "الجمهورية العربية السورية" - "SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC". The rim features a decorative raised pattern of rectangles.