The Syrian Parliament - 0.10 piastre

The Syrian Parliament - 0.10 piastre

Year
1934
Face Value
0.1
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Sites and landscapes

Catalogs References

Michel
SY 367
Yvert & Tellier
FR-SY 221
Stanley Gibbons
SY 271

Technical Details

Colors
Multicolor
Perforation
12½
Printing
Photogravure
Designer
Michel Kurché
Printers
Institut de Gravure et d'Impression de Papiers-Valeurs, Paris
This stamp features the Syrian Parliament building in Damascus, a primary symbol of the nation’s burgeoning republican institutions and political sovereignty. The illustration highlights the building's elegant Levantine architecture, characterized by its traditional stone facades and grand arched entrance, set against the backdrop of Mount Qasioun. Symbolically, the image carries a message of civic order, legislative governance, and the aspiration for democratic stability within the newly formed Republic. In the Syrian context, the parliament represents the heart of the country's struggle for independence and its commitment to modern statehood, portraying an identity rooted in both its historic urban fabric and its contemporary political ambitions.