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1 Līrah / Livre
| Issuer | Banque du Liban |
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| Year | 1975-1981 |
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| Value | 1 Livre |
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| Reverse description | The denomination is displayed prominently in the center of the field in three lines: the numeral '1' at the top in Arabic-Indic script (١), the Arabic word ليرة (livre/pound) below it, and the French legend LIVRE beneath that, followed by the Western numeral '1' at the base. The central design is framed by a wreath of two laurel branches tied at the bottom with a bow, their tips meeting at the top of the field. A fine beaded border encircles the entire reverse. |
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| Mintage | 1975 - - 7,236,000 1975 - Proof - 1977 - - 8,000,000 1980 - Royal British Mint - 12,000,000 1981 - - |
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Lebanon's civil war began in April 1975 — the same year this series opened — and the Banque du Liban continued issuing these coins straight through the conflict's early phase until 1981. Strikes from the later dates in this run circulated into a country increasingly fragmented by sectarian militias and Israeli incursions, meaning attrition was high and hoarding essentially nonexistent.
The 1980 and 1981 dates are consistently harder to locate in unworn condition than the earlier issues.