Catalog
100 000 Livres
| Issuer | Banque du Liban |
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| Year | 1994-1995 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a large guilloche underprint in tones of blue and green, with the Arabic bank title "مصرف لبنان" across the upper field and the large numeral "100,000" at centre. A cedar tree vignette appears at lower right, with two signature lines below the central numeral and the date and place of issue at lower left. Geometric star and diamond ornamental devices frame all four corners. |
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| Protection description | Cedar tree watermark |
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Lebanon's 100,000 Livres was, at the time of issue, the highest denomination the Banque du Liban had ever put into circulation — a direct consequence of hyperinflation during the civil war years, which had pushed the Lebanese pound to roughly 2,000 per US dollar by the early 1990s. The denomination that would have seemed absurd in 1975 had become a practical necessity by 1994.
BA International, the Montreal-based security printer, handled production. The firm printed Lebanese notes throughout the post-war reconstruction period, though their involvement with Banque du Liban predates the conflict by some years.