1 Ghirsh / Piastre zinc

€8,582.00
IssuerLebanon
Year1940
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Piastre (0.01 LBP)
CurrencyLebanese pound (1939-date)
CompositionZinc
Weight3.5 g
Dimensions24.4 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a round hole
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Lucien Georges Bazor
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#3a, Lec#16, Schön#3a
Obverse descriptionHole in centre of wreath
Obverse scriptArabic, Latin
Obverse letteringدولة لبنان الكبير ETAT DU GRAND LIBAN
(Translation: State of Greater Lebanon)
Reverse descriptionHole in centre flanked by lion heads with value and dates below
Reverse scriptArabic, Latin
Reverse letteringغرش واحد 1 PIASTRE 1 1940 -١٩٤٠
(Translation: 1 Piastre 1 1940)
EdgeReeded
MintMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1940  - - 2 000 000
Catalog ID8345738720
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