Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
10 Līrāt / Livres XIII Winter Olympics, Piedfort
| Issuer | Banque du Liban |
|---|---|
| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | KM#P2, Schön#33a |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | الالعاب الاولمبية الشتوية الثالثة عشرة XIII JEUX OLYMPIQUES D`HIVER LAKE PLACID 1980 لاكـ بلاسيد ١٩٨٠ (Translation: 13th Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980) |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Lebanon issued this piedfort ahead of the 1980 Winter Olympics held at Lake Placid — an unusual patronage given Lebanon had no meaningful competitive presence at those games. Piedforts of this issue were struck at roughly double the standard planchet thickness, a French minting tradition revived in the 20th century primarily for collector sets and proof issues.
The Banque du Liban commissioned the piece during the early years of the Lebanese Civil War, which makes the production and distribution logistics of any numismatic program from this period quietly remarkable.