2½ Girush / Piastres
Features
| Issuer |
Lebanon
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Lebanese Republic (1926-1945)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1940 |
| Value | 2½ Piastres (0.025 LBP) |
| Currency | Lebanese pound (1939-date) |
| Composition | Aluminium bronze |
| Weight | 3.08 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round with a round hole |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 11269 |
| References | KM# 10 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises = Coins and Tokens of the French Colonies (2nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). |
Obverse
Hole in centre of wreath
Scripts: Arabic, Latin
Lettering: ·REPUBLIQUE·LIBANAISE·
Translation: Lebanese Republic
Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor
Reverse
Hole in centre flanked by lion heads with value and dates below
Scripts: Arabic, Latin
Lettering:
2 PIASTRES 1/2
1940 - ١٩٤٠
Translation:
2 Piastres 1/2
1940
Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor
Edge
Plain
Mint
 |
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
Mark
 |
Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1931-1958) |
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
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| 1940 | |
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1 000 000 | $ 5.50 | $ 5.50 | $ 11 | $ 35 | ||||||||
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Past sales
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Katz Auction 174 Lot 1446 
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15 Nov 2025 | UNC |
USD 17.41
(EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 154 Lot 2275
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12 Apr 2025 | UNC |
USD 34.82
(EUR 30.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 149 Lot 3030
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8 Feb 2025 | UNC |
USD 44.11
(EUR 38.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 70 Lot 803
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13 Nov 2022 |
USD 192.67
(EUR 166.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Jubilee Auction 60 Lot 1502
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14 May 2022 |
USD 256.51
(EUR 221.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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