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1 Ghirsh / Piastre WW2 War Coinage, Pattern
| Issuer | Lebanon |
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| Year | 1940 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Reverse description | Central round hole surrounded by the denomination inscribed in both Latin and Arabic scripts. The Latin legend 'UNE PIASTRE' arcs along the upper portion of the rim, while the Arabic inscription 'غرش واحد' (One Piastre) arcs along the lower portion. The Arabic date '١٩٤٠' is distributed in two parts flanking the central hole, mirroring the obverse date placement. The reverse field is otherwise plain, with a flat, unadorned surface typical of wartime emergency pattern coinage. |
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| Mintage | 1940 |
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Lebanon in 1940 was under French Mandate administration, and the outbreak of war severed reliable metal supply chains across the Levant. This piece is a pattern — it was never approved for circulation — struck during the frantic scramble to find viable compositions when traditional alloys became strategically restricted. Aluminium bronze was one of several candidates tested across French-administered territories in this period, most of which went nowhere.
No regular-issue 1940 Lebanese coinage in this composition entered circulation.