| Issuer | Lebanon |
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| Year | 1925-1940 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Piastres (0.05) |
| Currency | Syrian pound (1920-1939) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 3.85 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Henri-Auguste Patey |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#5, Schön#5 |
| Obverse description | A cedar tree - the symbol of Lebanon |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
| Obverse lettering | دولة لبنان الكبير ETAT DU GRAND LIBAN (Translation: State of Greater Lebanon) |
| Reverse description | Trireme, ancient boat, war ship, used by the Greeks, Romans and Phoenicians, sailing left. Denomination and date below. |
| Reverse script | Arabic, Latin |
| Reverse lettering | ٥ غروش 5 PIASTRES 1925 · ١٩٢٥ (Translation: 5 Piastres 1925) |
| Edge | Milled |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1925 - KM# 5.1; Lec# 27; torch to the left - 1 600 000 1925 - KM# 5.2; Lec# 26; torch to the right - 600 000 1931 - KM# 5.2; Lec# 28 - 400 000 1933 - KM# 5.2 - 500 000 1936 - KM# 5.2; Lec# 30 - 900 000 1940 - KM# 5.2; Lec# 31 - 1 000 000 |
| Numisquare ID | 7332350090 |
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