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10 Piastres
| Issuer | République Libanaise (Lebanese Republic) |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Value | 10 Piastres (0.10 LBP) |
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| Reverse description | Blue-toned field covered with an intricate guilloche underprint throughout. Two large circular denomination medallions bearing the numeral '10' and the Arabic inscription for 'piastres' are positioned at left and right, flanking a central oval medallion of fine lathe-work. Arabic text identifying the Lebanese Republic runs along the top, with the date and bilingual signature captions along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | الجمهورية اللبنانية ١٠ قروش بيروت في ٣١ تموز ١٩٤٢ وزير المالية مدير الدائرة المالية |
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Lebanon's 1942 small-denomination notes were a direct consequence of wartime monetary dislocation. Following the fall of France in 1940, the Banque de Syrie et du Liban — which had handled currency for both Syria and Lebanon under French mandate — faced supply chain disruptions that made normal printing arrangements impossible. The Survey of Egypt, a mapping and printing bureau in Cairo operating under British authority, stepped in as a practical wartime substitute.
The arrangement reflects how thoroughly the Levant's finances had been drawn into Allied logistical networks by 1942.