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10 Piastres
| Uitgever | République Libanaise (Lebanese Republic) |
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| Jaar | 1942 |
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| Samenstelling | Paper |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Central oval vignette of the Sea Castle (Qala'at al-Bahr) of Beirut, with sailing vessels on the water to the left and seated figures in the foreground at right. The denomination numeral '10' appears in guilloche cartouches at upper left and upper right, each with 'PIASTRES' inscribed beneath, while 'REPUBLIQUE LIBANAISE' runs across the top in bold letterpress. The date 'BEYROUTH LE 31 Juillet 1942' is printed along the lower margin, flanked by two signature lines for the Minister of Finance and the Director of Finance. |
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| Opschrift keerzijde | الجمهورية اللبنانية ١٠ قروش بيروت في ٣١ تموز ١٩٤٢ وزير المالية مدير الدائرة المالية |
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| Opmerkingen |
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.