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1000 Livres
| Issuer | Banque du Liban |
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| Year | 1988-1992 |
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| Value | 1000 Livres (1000 LBP) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a large central guilloche vignette with the Arabic denomination الف ليرة set within an elaborate star-burst underprint in blue and green tones. A detailed intaglio map of Lebanon appears at the right, with Beirut labelled in Arabic. The bank title مصرف لبنان is inscribed in the upper panel, with the denomination numeral 1000 rendered in Arabic-Eastern script at each upper corner, and two serial numbers, date, and signature fields printed in black letterpress. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents two intaglio architectural vignettes side by side: at centre-left, the Roman temple columns of Baalbek amid the ruins of the Jupiter precinct, rendered in fine line engraving; at right, the modernist Banque du Liban headquarters building in Beirut. The green guilloche medallion at left carries the Arabic legend ألف ليرة, and the bank title BANQUE DU LIBAN appears in large serif capitals at upper left. The denominations 1000 LIVRES and MILLE LIVRES are inscribed at lower left and lower right respectively, with the printer's imprint THOMAS DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED at lower right. The border is composed of multicolour geometric arabesque patterns. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DU LIBAN 1000 LIVRES MILLE LIVRES ألف ليرة THOMAS DE LA RUE AND COMPANY LIMITED |
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