Prohibition on Use of Banknotes Other Than Syrian Currency

Type

Decision

Number

607

Date of the text

31/01/1920

Official Gazette

published in 1920

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

3

What it provides

From 1 January 1921, bans the use of non-Syrian banknotes in transactions, debt settlements and bank deposits in the designated areas, with exceptions for earlier contracts and deposits and a deadline for settling them. It also allows credit houses to sell foreign currency to departing travellers up to a set limit unde

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1920. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.