1 Lira 1978, Presidential Re-election [Syria]

Coins-Asia

Reverse
Arabic inscriptions along the rim, top: "ذكرى اعادة انتخاب" - "ANNIVERSARY OF THE RE-ELECTION", bottom: "الرئيس حافظ الاسد" - "PRESIDENT HAFEZ AL-ASSAD". Central part features a left-facing profile portrait of Hafez al-Assad. Left: Gregorian calendar year of minting: "١٩٧٨" - "1978", right: Hijri year: "١٣٩٨" - "1398". The rim edges are decorated with a raised rectangular pattern.
Obverse
Central part depicts the national coat of arms - the "Quraish hawk" with a shield on its chest. Arabic inscriptions along the rim, top: "الجمهورية العربية السورية" - "SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC", bottom: "ليرة واحدة" - "ONE LIRA". The rim edges are decorated with a raised rectangular pattern.