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5 Piastres
| Issuer | République Libanaise (Lebanese Republic) |
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| Year | 1942 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The Arabic-language face is printed in dark violet on a green underprint, with the Cedar of Lebanon vignette set within a circular guilloche medallion to the left. To the right, a large ornate rosette guilloche panel carries the Arabic denomination numeral and script. The border is formed by an interlaced geometric arabesque pattern with numeral 5 repeated in the corners, and the header cartouche bears the Arabic legend of the Lebanese Republic. Two manuscript signatures with their Arabic title labels appear below the central vignette, with the date and place of issue inscribed in a lower panel. |
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| Reverse description | The French-language reverse is engraved in dark blue-grey on plain paper, with the bold serif legend REPUBLIQUE LIBANAISE arching across the upper field. A central floral guilloche rosette frames the large numeral 5 above the denomination tablet reading PIASTRES, flanked symmetrically by two detailed vignettes of fruit and grape clusters. The denomination numeral 5 appears in circular guilloche panels at the upper corners within star cartouches, and two signature lines with their French title labels are placed below the central vignette, above the date panel reading BEYROUTH LE 15 JUILLET 1942. |
| Reverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE LIBANAISE 5 PIASTRES LE MINISTRE DES FINANCES LE DIRECTEUR DES FINANCES BEYROUTH LE 15 JUILLET 1942 SURVEY OF EGYPT |
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