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25 Ghirshā / Piastres
| Issuer | Lebanon |
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| Year | 1929-1936 |
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| Value | 25 Piastres (0.25) |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Mintage | 1929 - ١٩٢٩ Without privy marks - 600,064 1933 - ١٩٣٣ Lec# 36 - 200,000 1936 - ١٩٣٦ Lec# 37 - 400,000 |
| Additional information |
Lebanon's early coinage under the French Mandate was administered through the Banque de Syrie et du Liban, a privately held institution that effectively controlled monetary policy across both Syria and Lebanon as a single currency zone. The 25-piastre denomination circulated in a region still absorbing the shock of the post-Ottoman currency transition, where French colonial financial interests and local merchant practices frequently collided. The .680 fineness reflects a deliberate reduction from earlier Ottoman silver standards — France had little incentive to issue high-purity coin in a mandate territory.