100 000 Livres Greater state of Lebanon

Issuer Lebanon
Year 2020
Type Commemorative banknote
Value 100 000 Livres
Currency Lebanese pound (1939-date)
Composition Polymer
Size 147 × 82 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer Polish Security Printing Works (Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych S.A.), Warsaw, Poland, Poland (1919-date)
Designer(s)
Engraver(s) PWPW
In circulation to
Reference(s) TBB#548a
Obverse description - Parliament Square, known as Nejmeh Square, which symbolizes Lebanon’s independence and democracy. Alabed Nejmeh Square clock tower stands prominently in the middle of the square. - The baptistry of Eglise Saint Jean Marc (Cathedral) in Byblos. - The Lebanon cedar, the national emblem of Lebanon, is used as the design of the transparent window. The tree images also change their appearance under different lighting or viewing angles. - Other images change from a view of the scene in 2020 to the same view in 1920 when the banknote is moved or tilted.
Obverse lettering ١٠٠٠٠٠ مصرف لبنان مائة ألف ليرة ١٠٠٠٠٠
(Translation: 10000 Bank of Lebanon One Hundred Thousand Pounds 100000)
Reverse description The reverse of the banknote is primarily sea-themed, highlighting Lebanon`s history and natural beauty: - `100 ANS` in the upper right, acknowledging the 100th year anniversary of the founding of the State of Greater Lebanon. - The Arches of Pigeon Rocks in Beirut, depicted against a cloudy sky. - A Phoenician merchant ship, taken from ancient reliefs.
Reverse lettering BANQUE DU LIBAN 100000 100000 CENT MILLE LIVRES
(Translation: Bank of Lebanon 100000 100000 One Hundred Thousand Pounds)
Signature(s)
Protection type Watermark
Protection description Small denomination and smaller cedar
Variants
Numisquare ID 9661001710
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