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Coins of 
Lebanon

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Arabic: الجمهورية اللبنانية (Al-Jumhūrīyah Al-Libnānīyah)

100 piastres/qirshi (single: piastre/qirsh) = 1 Lebanese pound/lira/livre (plural: pounds/lirat/livres) [LBP] (1939-)
Symbols: ل.ل (piastre)

Languages on coins: Arabic, French
Alphabets on coins: Arabic, Latin
Numerals on coins: Eastern Arabic, Western Arabic
Calendars on coins: Gregorian
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The Lebanese cedar tree (Cedrus libani), the national tree of Lebanon
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For more information on how to translate the year on Islamic coins follow this link:
Identify year on Islamic coins

Mint Marks

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Monnaie de Paris, Paris/Pessac (FRA), Cornucopia

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Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt, Utrecht (NLD), Caduceus 

Privy Marks

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Henri Auguste Patey (FRA), 1896 - 1930, Torch

Graveur Générale at Paris Mint
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Lucien Bazor (FRA), 1931-1958, Wing

Graveur Générale at Paris Mint

Designer Marks

National identification and other marks

Legend

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State of Greater Lebanon in Arabic: 
"دولة لبنان الكبير"

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Lebanese Republic in Arabic: "الجمهورية اللبنانية"

The left part (اللبنانية) is translated as 'Lebanese', whilst the right part (الجمهورية) as 'Republic'.
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Bank of Lebanon in Arabic: "مصرف لبنان"

Currencies

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Girsh in Arabic: "غرش"

After WWII the spelling of girsh was changed to qirush.
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Piastres/qirush and qirsha in Arabic: "قروش" or "قرشا"

The piastre equals 1/100 pound (a hundredth). The currency is also referred to as qirsh, which has different grammar depending on the number, qirush (3-10) and qirsha (11-99).
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Pound/lira/livre in Arabic: "ليرة"

Written numbers

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One (1) in Arabic: "واحد"
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Five (5) in Arabic: "خمسة"
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