5 Qirsh

Features

Issuer	Syria
Period	Republic (1946-1958)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1367-1375 (1948-1956)
Calendar	Islamic (Hijri)
Value	5 Piastres (0.05 SYP)
Currency	First Pound (1919-2026)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	3 g
Diameter	19.0 mm
Thickness	1.53 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 2703
References	KM# 82 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 13 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Coat of arms of Syria: hawk of Quraish with 3 stars on the shield holding a scroll with "Syrian Republic" in arabic lettering. Dates (AD left and AH right) below in arabic digits.

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
الجمهورية السورية
١٣٦٧ ١٩٤٨

Translation:
Syrian Republic
1948 1367

Reverse

Value and Arabic lettering

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
٥
قرش
الجمهورية السورية

Translation:
5
Piastres
Syrian Republic

Edge

Reeded

Mints

	Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited), United Kingdom (1850-2003)
	Kings Norton Metal Company, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1890-1962)
	Lahore, Pakistan

Comments

Of the coins dated 1367 (1948), 4,000,000 were minted in 1948 by Heaton's Mint and 4,000,000 were minted in 1949 by Heaton's and Kings Norton Mints.

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1367 (1948)	8 000 000	$ 0.58	$ 1.10	$ 1.70	$ 2.10	$ 2.10	$ 2.10	١٣٦٧ ١٩٤٨; Minted in 1948-1949; Kings Norton and Heaton's Mints	75%
1375 (1956)	4 000 000		$ 0.58	$ 0.67	$ 1.00	$ 1.40	$ 2.00	١٣٧٥ ١٩٥٦; Lahore Mint	36%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 166 Lot 2140	16 Aug 2025	1367 (1948) – ١٣٦٧ ١٩٤٨; Minted in 1948-1949; Kings Norton and Heaton's Mints	XF	Unsold
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