E-auction 612-591243 - LEBANON - III REPUBLIC 2 1/2 Piastres 1940 Paris
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Type : 2 1/2 Piastres
Date: 1940
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : 1000000
Metal : bronze-aluminium
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,86 g.
Edge : lisse
Obverse
Obverse legend : EN FRANÇAIS ET EN ARABE : .REPUBLIQUE .LIBANAISE..
Obverse description : autour d’une couronne mixte chêne et olivier.
Reverse
Reverse legend : EN FRANÇAIS ET EN ARABE : 2 PIASTRES 1/2 / 1940 / ESSAI.
Reverse description : Sur des branches de laurier, deux têtes de lion des frises du temple de Baalbeck de part et d’autre du trou central.
Historical background
LEBANON - III REPUBLIC
During the First World War (1914-1918), Lebanon will experience famine and several plagues killing nearly a quarter of its population, especially in Christian regions. After the war, Lebanon and Syria were placed under French mandate. In response to the aspirations of the Lebanese people, especially the Maronites, for the formation of a Lebanese nation, General Gouraud returned territories that had been lost to the country. Thus, on September 1, 1920, Greater Lebanon was born within its current borders. The country is subject to the authority of a French high commissioner and an administrative commission. Local administration is also supervised by French councilors.
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