100 000 Livres Greater state of Lebanon

€254,249.00
IssuerLebanon
Year2020
TypeCommemorative banknote
Value100 000 Livres
CurrencyLebanese pound (1939-date)
CompositionPolymer
Size147 × 82 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterPolish Security Printing Works (Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych S.A.), Warsaw, Poland, Poland (1919-date)
No. printed
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.
Reverse descriptionThe 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.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionSmall denomination and smaller cedar
Obverse lettering١٠٠٠٠٠ مصرف لبنان مائة ألف ليرة ١٠٠٠٠٠
(Translation: 10000 Bank of Lebanon  One Hundred Thousand Pounds 100000)
Reverse letteringBANQUE DU LIBAN 100000 100000 CENT MILLE LIVRES
(Translation: Bank of Lebanon 100000  100000 One Hundred Thousand Pounds)
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Catalog ID9661001710
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