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25 Piastres 1925 Issue P1 |
| Item: |
Lebanon, Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban
25 Piastres PCLB 21a 1925 |
| Grade: |
PMG 64 |
| Cert #: |
8070257-001
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Owner Comments
First issue by the Banque de Syrie et du Grand Liban. Lebanese notes issued between 1925 and 1935 have Grand Liban printed on top, while Syrian notes have Syria printed. This is pick 1, 25 piastres. Front shows beautiful ornate design with geometric shapes and decorations. Back side showing the mills of Hama in Syria. This note is one of a group of UNC notes discovered around 2012 or 2013 in very good shape, thus the high grade (PMG64)!
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50 Piastres 1925 Issue P2 |
| Item: |
Lebanon, Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban
50 Piastres PCLB 22a-b 1925 |
| Grade: |
PMG XF 40 |
| Cert #: |
2260636-001
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Owner Comments
Pick 2, 50 piastres 1925. Front shows decorations and geometric shapes. Bank of Syria and Greater Lebanon is written in Arabic, and Grand Liban is written in the top middle. Back shows geometrical shapes, and a view of a village and a mosque between two Byzantine columns.
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| Slot: |
1 Livre 1925 Issue P3 |
| Item: |
Lebanon, Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban
1 Livre PCLB 23a 1925 |
| Grade: |
PMG VF 20 |
| Cert #: |
2001162-001
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Owner Comments
First issue for Grand Liban: pick 3, first of the 1 livre notes. Back: Jounieh bay, north of Beirut.
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| Slot: |
5 Livres 1925 Issue P4 |
| Item: |
Lebanon, Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban
5 Livres PCLB 24a 1925 |
| Grade: |
PMG F 12 NET |
| Cert #: |
1832309-001
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Owner Comments
First issue for Grand Liban: pick 4, 5 livres. A very rare bill. Front shows colored designs. Back side showing "Le Krak des Chevaliers" crusaders' castle in Syria. This is a medieval castle built around 1031 AD; it is also known as "Fortress of the Kurds". It is one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world.
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| Slot: |
1 Livre 1930 Issue P8A (non-competitive; for display, only) |
| Item: |
Lebanon, Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban
1 Livre PCLB 29a 1930 |
| Grade: |
PMG VF 20 NET |
| Cert #: |
8054314-008
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Owner Comments
Pick 8A, the second 1 livre for Lebanon. Back side showing Jounieh bay, north of Beirut.
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| Slot: |
5 Livres 1930 Issue P9 |
| Item: |
Lebanon, Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban
5 Livres PCLB 30a 1930 |
| Grade: |
PMG VF 20 NET |
| Cert #: |
2180355-001
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Owner Comments
Pick 9, 5 livres 1930, similar to pick 4. A very rare bill. Front shows colored designs. Back side showing "Le Krak des Chevaliers" crusaders' castle in Syria. This is a medieval castle built around 1031 AD; it is also known as "Fortress of the Kurds". It is one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world.
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| Slot: |
1 Livre 1935 Issue P12 |
| Item: |
Lebanon, Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban
1 Livre PCLB 35a 1935 |
| Grade: |
PMG VF 25 |
| Cert #: |
1968748-001
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Owner Comments
Pick 12, 1 livre, third issue of this denomination. Same design as picks 3 and 8A.
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| Slot: |
5 Livres 1935 Issue P12A |
| Item: |
Lebanon, Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban
5 Livres PCLB 36a 1935 |
| Grade: |
PMG VF 30 |
| Cert #: |
2297729-001
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Owner Comments
A very beautiful 5 livres, pick 12A. French artists outdid themselves in this piece. Front: arabesque design. Back side showing Al Azm Palace courtyard in Damascus.
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| Slot: |
5 Livres 1939 Provisional Issue P13A |
| Item: |
Lebanon, Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban
5 Livres PCLB 43a 1939 - Wmk: Ship |
| Grade: |
PMG VF 20 |
| Cert #: |
2029858-003
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Owner Comments
Pick 13 A, similar to 5 livres 12A but with date stamp "Liban 1939" on the 1935 issue.
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| Slot: |
1 Livre 1939 Provisional Issue PA13a |
| Item: |
Lebanon, Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban
1 Livre PCLB 41c 1939 |
| Grade: |
PMG VF 20 |
| Cert #: |
2185158-001
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Owner Comments
Pick A13a, 1 livre similar to pick 12 but with date stamp "Liban 1939" on the 1935 issue. The stamp is on the upper center.
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| Slot: |
1 Livre 1939 Provisional Issue PA13b |
| Item: |
Lebanon, Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban
1 Livre PCLB 41e 1939 |
| Grade: |
PMG VF 25 NET |
| Cert #: |
2029858-002
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Owner Comments
Pick A13b, 1 livre similar to pick 12 but with date stamp "Liban 1939" on the 1935 issue. The stamp is on the lower center.
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| Slot: |
1 Livre 1939 Provisional Issue PA13c |
| Item: |
Lebanon, Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban
1 Livre PCLB 41d 1939 |
| Grade: |
PMG F 15 |
| Cert #: |
2297730-001
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Owner Comments
Pick A13c, 1 livre similar to pick 12 in design, but this the Syrian note (Pick 34) that has Syria on top instead of Greater Lebanon, and with date stamp "Liban 1939". The stamp is on the upper center.
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| Slot: |
1 Livre 1939 First Issue P15 |
| Item: |
Lebanon, Banque de Syrie et du Liban
1 Livre PCLB 50a 1939 |
| Grade: |
PMG VF 30 |
| Cert #: |
2001662-028
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Owner Comments
Pick 15, a new 1 livre and the first issue from the "Banque de Syrie et du Liban". Back side showing the Lebanese mountains and cedars. This note has an unusual watermark: a legendary Apkallu bird. This bird was found in the city of Nimrud (Iraq today). One theory for this blunder is that the printers were ready to print Iraqi notes, but the agreement got cancelled. The printer decided to use the sheets with the Iraqi watermark for Lebanese banknotes instead to save money! Same watermark was used for the 5 Livres, pick 16, below, in addition to picks 48 and 49.
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| Slot: |
5 Livres 1939 First Issue P16 |
| Item: |
Lebanon, Banque de Syrie et du Liban
5 Livres PCLB 51a 1939 |
| Grade: |
PMG VF 25 |
| Cert #: |
1832325-001
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Owner Comments
Pick 16, a new 5 livres and the first issue from the "Banque de Syrie et du Liban". Back side showing the "Tawbeh" Mosque in Tripoli in Northern Lebanon. Watermark is the Apkallu bird from Nimrud city (Iraq today). See Pick 15, above, for the story.
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| Slot: |
10 Livres 1939 First Issue P17 (non-competitive; for display, only) |
| Item: |
Lebanon, Banque de Syrie et du Liban
10 Livres PCLB 52a 1939 |
| Grade: |
PMG VF 25 |
| Cert #: |
2164215-001
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Owner Comments
Pick 17, a new 10 livres and the first issue from the "Banque de Syrie et du Liban". A masterpiece with beautifully colored designs. Front has decorations and geometric shapes. Back shows the inner courtyard of Beiteddine Palace that was built when Lebanon was part of the Ottoman Empire. Its construction ended in the year 1818. Beiteddine Palace is the summer seat of the President of Lebanon.
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