Syria 5 Piastre 1941

@apeka, that is an interesting question--whom do you believe: the "tried and true" classic books or the seemingly more up-to-date online resources? My personal opinion is that the website numista in particular is pretty much up to date with the current thinking; however, being somewhat crowd-sourced it could have errors that have crept into it.

Added: Also, I'm fine leaving this thread here in the main coin forum, but let us know if you'd rather it be moved to the world coin section of CCF.

It looks like an issue that is much rarer than the other wartime issues. Maybe was unknown at the time of the last Krause update?

I can only find the two (different) examples, both sold by iNumis in the last 5 years.

Better save up if you're interested!

Thank you all for sharing your opinions.

- Sorry for opening the topic in the wrong forum. I have bookmarked that in my web browser.
- I have seen in Krause some coins that they are not more than a legend. 1826 Peru 2 Reals for example.
https://www.NGCcoin.com/price-guide...duid-1510008
But this coin does not exist at all under Syria section even as a pattern.
Besides as @tdziemia told both examples you can find on internet is sold by iNumis.
@Conder101 may be right. Maybe they dont care much about patterns. They have another catalogue as well called unusual world coins mostly have fantasy issues and patterns and very rare pieces. I checked that book as well but for syria only mentions golden medallic coins of syrian arab republic