20 000 Livres

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.