Catalog
20 000 Livres
| Issuer | Banque du Liban |
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| Year | 1994-1995 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | مصرف لبنان لبنان عشرون ألف ليرة ٢٠٬٠٠٠ |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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Lebanon's pound lost over 99% of its value during the civil war years, and the 20,000 Livres denomination — unthinkable before the conflict — reflects just how far the currency had collapsed by the early 1990s. BA International, the successor identity to the long-running British American Bank Note Company, handled the printing in Canada as Lebanon's own infrastructure was in no condition to manage it domestically.
Pick 72 is one of several high-denomination notes rushed into practical necessity rather than designed for longevity. The security specification — watermark and thread only — was modest even by mid-1990s standards.