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2 Girushān / Piastres Syriennes Essai
| Issuer | État du Grand Liban (State of Greater Lebanon) |
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| Year | 1924 |
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| Value | 2 Piastres (0.02) |
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| Edge | Milled |
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| Mintage | 1924 |
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The État du Grand Liban was proclaimed by French General Gouraud in September 1920, carved out of the former Ottoman province of Syria under the French Mandate. This 1924 essai — a trial strike submitted for approval rather than circulation — precedes the regular issue and was produced at the Paris Mint as part of the process of establishing a currency infrastructure for the newly created state. The denomination itself reflects the hybrid monetary identity of the period: "girush" rooted in Ottoman usage, piastres syriennes the French administrative overlay.
Lec#17 documents only a handful of confirmed specimens.