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1 Ghirsh / Piastre WW2 War Coinage
| Issuer | Lebanon |
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| Year | 1941 |
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| Weight | 2.6 g |
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| Obverse description | Plain field bearing an entirely typographic design in Latin script. The country name LIBAN is inscribed in a bold, raised legend across the upper portion of the field, with the large numeral 1 prominently displayed in the centre, and the denomination PIASTRE lettered in bold capitals along the lower field. The design is utilitarian in character, reflecting the coin's wartime emergency issue status, with no figurative or symbolic devices present. |
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| Reverse description | Plain field bearing an entirely typographic design in Arabic script. The country name لبنان (Lubnan, Lebanon) is inscribed in bold raised lettering across the upper portion of the field, with the Eastern Arabic numeral ١ (one) prominently placed in the centre, and the denomination غرش (Ghirsh) lettered in large Arabic script along the lower field. The reverse mirrors the utilitarian emergency-issue character of the obverse, with no ornamental or symbolic devices. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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