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2 Girushān / Piastres Syriennes
| Issuer | État du Grand Liban |
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| Year | 1924 |
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| Currency | Syrian pound (1920-1939) |
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| Reverse description | The denomination is boldly expressed in two languages across the field: the Latin legend '2 PIASTRES SYRIENNES' occupies the upper portion in two lines, while the large Arabic numeral '٢' (2) dominates the center, flanked on either side by a five-pointed star. Below the numeral, the Arabic word 'غرشان' (girushān, meaning piastres) is inscribed in large flowing script. The overall composition is simple and legible, with the bilingual value statement filling the entire reverse field against a plain background framed by the gadrooned rim. |
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| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
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The État du Grand Liban — Greater Lebanon — was a French Mandate territory proclaimed in 1920, carved from Ottoman Syria with boundaries deliberately drawn to include the Bekaa Valley and the coastal cities, over Arab nationalist objections. This 1924 issue was among the first coins struck for the new entity, produced at the Paris Mint under French Mandate authority. The dual denomination — Lebanese girushān alongside Syrian piastres — reflects the transitional monetary arrangement then binding Lebanon to the Syrian pound.