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Lebanon is a country on the east Mediterranean coast, on the western tip of the Levant, north of Israel, and bordering Syria as well. It has a population of 4.4 million.
Wikidata: Q822

Syrian pound (1920-1939)

100 Piastres / Ghirsh = 1 Syrian pound / Lira / Livre

½ Ghirsh / Piastre
1934-1936
Copper-nickel • 4 g • ⌀ 21 mm
KM# 9, Lec# 3, Lec# 5, Schön# 6

½ Ghirsh / Piastre (Essai)
1934
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 4 g • ⌀ 21 mm
KM# E9, Lec# 2

1 Ghirsh / Piastre (Essai)
1925
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 4.9 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# E2, Lec# 8

1 Ghirsh / Piastre (cupronickel) – obverse

1 Ghirsh / Piastre (cupronickel) – reverse

1 Ghirsh / Piastre (cupronickel)
1925-1936
Copper-nickel • 5 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 3, Lec# 9, Lec# 11, Lec# 13, Schön# 3

1 Ghirsh / Piastre (Essai)
1929
Pattern
Copper-nickel • 4.81 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# E5, Lec# 10

2 Girushān / Piastres Syriennes – obverse

2 Girushān / Piastres Syriennes – reverse

2 Girushān / Piastres Syriennes
1924
Aluminium-bronze • 2 g • ⌀ 18.2 mm
KM# 1, Lec# 18, Schön# 1

2 Girushān / Piastres (Essai)
1925
Pattern
Aluminium-bronze • 2 g • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# E3

2 Girushān / Piastres
1925
Aluminium-bronze • 2 g • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# 4, Lec# 20, Schön# 4

5 Girush / Syrian Piastres (Essai) – obverse

5 Girush / Syrian Piastres (Essai) – reverse

5 Girush / Syrian Piastres (Essai)
1924
Pattern
Aluminium-bronze • 4 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# E1, Lec# 23

5 Girush / Piastres Syriennes
1924
Aluminium-bronze • 4 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 2, Lec# 24, Schön# 2

5 Girush / Piastres (Essai)
1925
Pattern
Bronze • 4.14 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# E4, Lec# 25

5 Girush / Piastres
1925-1940
Bronze • 3.85 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 5, Schön# 5

10 Girush / Piastres
1929
Silver (.680) • 2.0 g • ⌀ 17 mm
KM# 6, Lec# 33, Schön# 8

10 Girush / Piastres (Essai)
1929
Pattern
Silver • 2.5 g • ⌀ 17 mm
KM# E6

25 Ghirshā / Piastres
1929-1936
Silver (.680) • 5 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
KM# 7, Lec# 36, Lec# 37, Schön# 9

25 Ghirshā / Piastres (Essai)
1929
Pattern
Silver • 5 g • ⌀ 23.5 mm
KM# E7

50 Ghirshā / Piastres
1929-1936
Silver (.680) • 10 g • ⌀ 28 mm
KM# 8, Lec# 42, Schön# 10

50 Ghirshā / Piastres (Essai)
1929
Pattern
Silver • 10 g • ⌀ 28 mm
KM# E8

Lebanese pound (1939-date)

100 Piastres / Ghirsh / Qirsh = 1 Lebanese pound / Lira / Livre

½ Ghirsh / Piastre
1941
Zinc • 2.54 g • ⌀ 21 mm
KM# 9a, Schön# 6a

½ Ghirsh / Piastre (WW2 War Coinage) – obverse

½ Ghirsh / Piastre (WW2 War Coinage) – reverse

½ Ghirsh / Piastre (WW2 War Coinage)
(1941)
Brass • 2.250 g • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# 11, Lec# 45, Schön# 11

1 Ghirsh / Piastre (zinc)
1940
Zinc • 3.5 g • ⌀ 24.4 mm
KM# 3a, Lec# 16, Schön# 3a

1 Ghirsh / Piastre (WW2 War Coinage; Pattern) – obverse

1 Ghirsh / Piastre (WW2 War Coinage; Pattern) – reverse

1 Ghirsh / Piastre (WW2 War Coinage; Pattern)
1940
Pattern
Aluminium-bronze • 2.58 g • ⌀ 18.3 mm

1 Ghirsh / Piastre (WW2 War Coinage) – obverse

1 Ghirsh / Piastre (WW2 War Coinage) – reverse

1 Ghirsh / Piastre (WW2 War Coinage)
(1941)
Brass • 2.6 g • ⌀ 17 mm
KM# 12, Lec# 46, Schön# 12

1 Ghirsh / Piastre (WW2 War Coinage)
(1941)
Aluminium • 1.25 g • ⌀ 17.3 mm
KM# 12a, Schön# 12a, Lec# 47

1 Ghirsh / Piastre (WW2 War Coinage; Duralumin Pattern) – obverse

1 Ghirsh / Piastre (WW2 War Coinage; Duralumin Pattern) – reverse

1 Ghirsh / Piastre (WW2 War Coinage; Duralumin Pattern)
(1941)
Pattern
(duralumin) • 0.95 g • ⌀ 17.1 mm

1 Qirsh / Piastre
1955
Aluminium-bronze • 2.04 g • ⌀ 17.89 mm
KM# 19, Schön# 21

2½ Girush / Piastres
1940
Aluminium-bronze • 3.080 g • ⌀ 21 mm
KM# 10, Lec# 22, Schön# 7

2½ Girush / Piastres (Essai)
1940
Pattern
Aluminium-bronze • 3.08 g • ⌀ 21 mm
KM# E10, Lec# 21

2½ Girush / Piastres (WW2 War Coinage) – obverse

2½ Girush / Piastres (WW2 War Coinage) – reverse

2½ Girush / Piastres (WW2 War Coinage)
(1941)
Aluminium • 1.3 g • ⌀ 17.3 mm
KM# 13, Lec# 48, Schön# 13

2½ Girush / Piastres (WW2 War Coinage)
(1941)
Aluminium-bronze • 2.65 g • ⌀ 17.3 mm
KM# 13a, Schön# 13a, Lec# 49

2½ Qirush / Piastres
1955
Aluminium-bronze • 2.7 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# 20, Schön# 22

5 Girush / Piastres (WW2 War Coinage) – obverse

5 Girush / Piastres (WW2 War Coinage) – reverse

5 Girush / Piastres (WW2 War Coinage)
(1941)
Aluminium • 2.5 g • ⌀ 21 mm
KM# A14, Schön# 14

5 Qirush / Piastres
1952
Aluminium • 1.0 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# 14, Schön# 15

5 Qirush / Piastres
1954
Aluminium • 1.0 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# 18, Schön# 19

5 Qirush / Piastres
1955-1961
Aluminium-bronze • 3.0 g • ⌀ 20 mm
KM# 21, Schön# 23

5 Qirush / Piastres
1968-1975
Nickel brass • 2.20 g • ⌀ 18.04 mm
KM# 25, Schön# 26

5 Qirush / Piastres (Essai)
1972
Pattern
Nickel brass • 2.2 g • ⌀ 18.04 mm
KM# E11

10 Qirush / Piastres
1952
Aluminium • 1.2 g • ⌀ 21.8 mm
KM# 15, Schön# 16

10 Qirush / Piastres
1955
Aluminium-bronze • 3.94 g • ⌀ 21.8 mm
KM# 22, Schön# 20

10 Qirush / Piastres
1955
Aluminium-bronze • 3.5 g • ⌀ 21.8 mm
KM# 23, Schön# 24

10 Qirush / Piastres
1961
Copper-nickel • 3.5 g • ⌀ 22 mm
KM# 24, Schön# 24a

10 Qirush / Piastres
1968-1975
Nickel brass • 3.2 g • ⌀ 21 mm
KM# 26, Schön# 27

10 Qirush / Piastres (Essai)
1972
Pattern
Nickel brass • 3.2 g • ⌀ 21 mm
KM# E12

25 Qirshā / Piastres
1952-1961
Aluminium-bronze • 4.0 g • ⌀ 23.3 mm
KM# 16.1, KM# 16.2, Schön# 17

25 Qirshā / Piastres
1968-1980
Nickel brass • 4.0 g • ⌀ 23.3 mm
KM# 27, Schön# 28

25 Qirshā / Piastres (Essai)
1980
Pattern
Nickel brass • 3.9 g • ⌀ 23.3 mm
KM# E13

50 Qirshā / Piastres
1952
Silver (.600) • 5.0 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 17, Schön# 18

50 Qirshā / Piastres
1968-1980
Nickel • 6 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# 28, Schön# 29

50 Qirshā / Piastres (Essai)
1980
Pattern
Nickel • 6 g • ⌀ 24 mm
KM# E14

1 Līrah / Livre (FAO)
1968
Circulating commemorative coin : F.A.O.
Nickel • 9.5 g • ⌀ 28.0 mm
KM# 29, Y# 29, Schön# 25

Numista referee for coins of this issuer is Shadoko.

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