50 000 Livres 50 Years Banque du Liban

Banque du Liban issued this commemorative polymer note to mark its fiftieth anniversary, making it one of the rare Lebanese issues conceived from the outset as a collector piece rather than a working circulation note. The shift to polymer substrate was deliberate — Lebanon had not previously issued polymer currency, and the anniversary provided a politically neutral occasion to trial the material without committing the entire note series to a format change.

The 50,000 Livre denomination placed it at the top of the circulating value range at the time of issue, which helped keep it out of everyday transactions.