5 Girush / Piastres Syriennes

Issuer Lebanon
Year 1924
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 5 Piastres (0.05)
Currency Syrian pound (1920-1939)
Composition Aluminium bronze
Weight 4 g
Diameter 23 mm
Thickness 1.48 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s) Henri-Auguste Patey
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#2, Lec#24, Schön#2
Obverse description A cedar tree - the symbol of Lebanon - within circle
Obverse script Arabic, Latin
Obverse lettering ETAT DU GRAND LIBAN دولة لبنان الكبير 1924
(Translation: State of Greater Lebanon)
Reverse description Value flanked by stars.
Reverse script Arabic, Latin
Reverse lettering PIASTRES 5 SYRIENNES ٥ غروش
(Translation: Syrian 5 Piastres)
Edge Milled
Mint Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage 1924 - - 1 800 000
Numisquare ID 4717720660
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