Republic of Lebanon is rather small arab country. It has an area 10452 sq.km. and population about 6900000. Beirut is a capital of this state. Lebanon was under the French possession until November 22 1943 and then became an independent country. Lebanon has an own currency - pound (or lira) of Lebanon. 1 pound = 100 piastres. 10000 pounds = 6 dollars 61 cents USA. They use such coins and notes now: 25, 50, 100, 250 and 500 pounds (coins); 1000, 5000, 10000, 20000, 50000 and 100000 pounds (notes).
Great lebanon (under French mandate). 1 piastre (ghirsh) 1936, copper-nickel, weight - 5 g., size - 24 mm, thickness - 1,55 mm, mintage - 2200000 pcs. Engravers: Lucien Georges Bazor, Henry-Auguste Patey (obverse - "Etat du Grand Liban") and Lucien Georges Bazor (reverse). Paris Mint. Such coins were released at 1925, 1931, 1933 and 1936.
Great lebanon (under French mandate). 5 piastres (girush) 1931, bronze, weight - 3,85 g., size - 23 mm, thickness - 1,2 mm, mintage - 400000 pcs. Engraver: Henry-Auguste Patey. Paris Mint. Such coins were released at 1925, 1931, 1933, 1936 and 1940.
Republic of Lebanon. 5 piastres (qirush) 1954, aluminium, weight - 1 g., size - 20 mm, thickness - 1,52 mm, mintage - 4440000 pcs. Beirut Mint (Lebanon). Single release.
5 piastres (qirush) 1975, nickel brass, weight - 2,2 g., size - 18,04 mm, thickness - 1,26 mm, mintage - 20000000 pcs. Paris Mint. Such coins were released at 1968-70, 1972 and 1975.
10 piastres (qirush) 1952, aluminium, weight - 1,2 g., size - 23 mm, mintage - 3600000 pcs. Engraver: Paul Korolef. Paris Mint. Single release.
10 piastres (qirush) 1961, copper-nickel, weight - 3,5 g., size - 22 mm, thickness - 1,3 mm, mintage - 7000000 pcs. Royal Mint (London, UK). Single release.
10 piastres (qirush) 1968, nickel brass, weight - 3,2 g., size - 21 mm, thickness - 1,42 mm, mintage - 2000000 pcs. Paris Mint. Such coins were released at 1968-70, 1972 and 1975.
25 piastres (qirsha) 1961, aluminium-bronze, weight - 4 g., size - 23,3 mm, thickness - 1,39 mm, mintage - 5000000 pcs. Engraver: Paul Korolef. Utrecht Mint (Netherlands). Such coins were released at 1952 and 1961.
50 piastres (qirsha) 1968, nickel, weight - 6 g., size - 24 mm, thickness - 1,83 mm, mintage - 2000000 pcs. Minted at Karlsruhe (Germany). Such coins were released at 1968-71, 1975, 1978 and 1980.
1 livre (lirah) 1975, nickel, weight - 8 g., size - 27,3 mm, thickness - 1,83 mm, mintage - 7236000 pcs. Karlsruhe Mint (Germany). Such coins were released at 1975, 1977 and 1980-81.
250 livres (lirah) 1996, aluminium-bromze, weight - 5 g., size - 23,5 mm, thickness - 1,82 mm, mintage unknown. Royal Canadian Mint (Winnipeg). Such coins were released at 1995-96, 2000 and 2003.
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