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5 Līrāt / Livres MEA, Comet 4C
| Issuer | Banque du Liban |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a gilt Cedar of Lebanon, the national emblem, with the denomination numeral 5 and Arabic inscription ليرات superimposed upon its trunk. Surrounding the cedar, multiple birds in flight are depicted in relief across the mirror-polished field. A geometric patterned border frames the upper portion of the design, embellished with a single inset blue crystal at the apex. The legend BANQUE DU LIBAN arcs along the upper border, while the denomination LIVRES 5 appears in the lower field, flanked by the dual-script date 2015 / ٢٠١٥. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The de Havilland Comet 4C entered service with Middle East Airlines in 1960, making MEA one of the last operators to acquire the type before jet technology moved decisively toward the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8. MEA's Comets flew until 1967, a run cut short not by obsolescence alone but by the compounding instability of Lebanese politics and the airline's precarious finances through the 1960s.
This issue belongs to Lebanon's ongoing commemorative silver program celebrating the country's aviation history — a series that has drawn modest collector interest regionally but limited secondary market depth internationally.