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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 |
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Lebanon, Banque de Syrie et du Grand-Liban 50 Piastres PCLB 22a-b 1925 |
Grade: |
PMG VG 10 NET |
Cert #: |
2029858-001
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Owner Comments
First issue for Grand Liban: pick 2, 50 piastres. A rare bill. Ornate design and decorations, in addition to a view from a traditional Middle Eastern structure on the back side.
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1 Livre 1925 Issue P3 |
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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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5 Livres 1925 Issue P4 |
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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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1 Livre 1930 Issue P8A (non-competitive; for display, only) |
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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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5 Livres 1930 Issue P9 |
Item: |
Lebanon 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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1 Livre 1935 Issue P12 |
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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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5 Livres 1939 Provisional Issue P13A |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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1 Livre 1939 Provisional Issue P26a |
Item: |
Lebanon, Banque de Syrie et du Liban 1 Livre PCLB 56a 1939 - Printer: BWC |
Grade: |
PMG AU 53 |
Cert #: |
8057231-009
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Owner Comments
A quintuplet of the 1939 1 livre, pick 26, printed in London during WWII and marked with different geometric shapes to allow authorities to cancel them if the enemy got hold of the notes. The banknotes are dated 1 September 1939, the day Germany invaded Poland. They were put in circulation (with overprints) in 1942 and 1943. Front: Roman temple of Jupiter in Baalbeck, in the Beqaa valley in Lebanon. Back: view of Beirut framed with columns and horses.
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1 Livre 1939 Provisional Issue P26b |
Item: |
Lebanon, Banque de Syrie et du Liban 1 Livre PCLB 56b 1939 - Printer: BWC |
Grade: |
PMG XF 45 |
Cert #: |
8057864-018
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Owner Comments
A quintuplet of the 1939 1 livre, pick 26, printed in London during WWII and marked with different geometric shapes to allow authorities to cancel them if the enemy got hold of the notes. The banknotes are dated 1 September 1939, the day Germany invaded Poland. They were put in circulation (with overprints) in 1942 and 1943. Front: Roman temple of Jupiter in Baalbeck, in the Beqaa valley in Lebanon. Back: view of Beirut framed with columns and horses.
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