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20 000 Livres
| Issuer | Banque du Liban |
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| Year | 1994-1995 |
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| Currency | Lebanese pound (1939-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a large arabesque numeral '20,000' in red-brown intaglio at centre-right, set against an intricate geometric guilloche underprint in gold and pink tones. At upper centre, the bank title in Arabic script appears within a decorative panel flanked by ornamental rosettes, with a circular vignette to the lower left bearing Arabic text and a date. The denomination in Arabic script, 'عشرون ألف ليرة', runs along the bottom margin, with two manuscript signatures positioned in the lower centre field. |
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| Protection description | Cedar tree watermark; embedded 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.