1 Ghirsh / Piastre cupronickel

Issuer Lebanon
Year 1925-1936
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Piastre (0.01)
Currency Syrian pound (1920-1939)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 5 g
Diameter 24 mm
Thickness 1.55 mm
Shape Round with a round hole
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s) Obverse: Lucien Georges Bazor, Henri-Auguste Patey
Reverse: Lucien Georges Bazor
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#3, Lec#9, Lec#11, Lec#13, Schön#3
Obverse description Hole in centre of wreath
Obverse script Arabic, Latin
Obverse lettering دولة لبنان الكبير ETAT DU GRAND LIBAN
(Translation: State of Greater Lebanon)
Reverse description Hole in centre flanked by lion heads with value and dates below.
Reverse script Arabic, Latin
Reverse lettering غرش واحد 1 PIASTRE 1 1931-١٩٣١
(Translation: 1 Piastre 1 1931 1931)
Edge Plain
Mint Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage 1925 - Lec# 9 - 1 500 000
1931 - Lec# 11 - 300 000
1933 - Lec# 12 - 500 000
1936 - Lec# 13 - 2 200 000
Numisquare ID 1943215840
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