BDL Medal - Rafic Hariri Silver

Features

Location Lebanon
Type Unclassified exonumia › Miscellaneous token
Year 2005
Composition Silver
Weight 15 g
Diameter 33 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Number
N#
104350

Commemorative issue

Memory of the Nation's Martyr Rafic Hariri (14th Feb 2005)

Obverse

A cedar tree (the symbol of Lebanon) in front of the Lebanese flag.

Lettering:
مصرف لبنان
★ ★
BANQUE DU LIBAN

Translation: Bank of Lebanon

Reverse

Bust of Rafic Hariri facing right within circle

Lettering:
ذكرى شهيد الوطن رفيق الحريري
★ ★
١٤ شباط ٢٠٠٥

Translation:
Memory of the Nation's Martyr Rafic Hariri
14 February 2005

Comments

Issued by: Banque du Liban

Rafic Baha El Deen Al Hariri (1 November 1944 – 14 February 2005) was a Lebanese business tycoon and the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 until his resignation on 20 October 2004. He headed five cabinets during his tenure. Hariri dominated the country's post-war political and business life and is widely credited with reconstructing the capital Beirut after the 15-year civil war.
Hariri was assassinated on 14 February 2005 when explosives equivalent to around 1800 kg of TNT were detonated as his motorcade drove past the St. George Hotel in Beirut. Alleged Hezbollah supporters Salim Jamil Ayyash, Hassan Habib Merhi, Hussein Hassan Oneissi, and Assad Hassan Sabra have been indicted for the assassination and are currently being tried in absentia by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
Hariri's killing was a catalyst for dramatic political change in Lebanon. The massive protests of the Cedar Revolution helped achieve the withdrawal of Syrian troops and security forces from Lebanon, and a change in governments.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
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