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100 000 Livres
| Issuer | Banque du Liban |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Size | 160 × 90 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by the large numeral denomination '100,000' in intaglio at centre, set against a teal and green guilloche underprint with geometric star motifs at the corners. A cedar of Lebanon vignette appears at the lower right, with two signature panels and date inscription in Arabic at the lower left. A vertical holographic strip runs along the left side of the note. |
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| Protection description | Vertical holographic strip on the obverse left side; embedded security thread running through the note |
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The 100,000 Livres is the highest denomination ever issued by the Banque du Liban, introduced at a moment when Lebanese currency had collapsed so catastrophically that even this note — worth roughly $66 at the time of issue — reflected how far the pound had fallen since the civil war years. The exchange rate, once fixed near 3 Lebanese Pounds to the dollar, had deteriorated past 1,500 by the early 1990s and continued sliding.
Giesecke & Devrient's Leipzig plant, a post-reunification continuation of the firm's East German operations, handled production. The hologram strip was a meaningful security investment for a note whose face value demanded it, even if purchasing power told a different story.