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5 Piastres
| Uitgever | Banque de Syrie et du Liban |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1950 |
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| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Rectangular |
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| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse is printed in brown and presents a detailed intaglio vignette of Krak des Chevaliers, the medieval Crusader fortress, occupying the central field. The denomination 'CINQ PIASTRES' is lettered in bold across a panel below the country title 'REPUBLIQUE LIBANAISE' at top, with numeral '5' counters at each corner within the ruled border. |
| Opschrift keerzijde | REPUBLIQUE LIBANAISE CINQ PIASTRES 5 PIASTRES |
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| Opmerkingen |
The Banque de Syrie et du Liban was a Franco-Lebanese institution operating under French Mandate concession rights — rights that were becoming increasingly untenable by 1950, with Lebanon fully independent since 1943 and Syria since 1946. The bank retained its note-issuing privilege in Lebanon until 1964, when the Banque du Liban finally assumed central banking functions. This note exists in that awkward interregnum: a colonial-era private bank still printing currency for a sovereign republic.
Bradbury Wilkinson's engraved work for this series is technically accomplished. The 5 Piastres denomination — fractional by this point in everyday commerce — had limited practical use by 1950 given post-war inflation, which likely suppressed circulation volumes.