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World Paper Money Catalog and History

Lebanon banknotes
Lebanon paper money catalog and Lebanese currency history

• A brief monetary history:
  • Turkish currency, till 1918
  • Egyptian currency, 1918-1920 (British occupation)
  • Lebanese-Syrian Pound = (0.33 Egyptian Pound), 1920-1942
  • Lebanese Livre (Pound) = (Lebanese-Syrian Pound) = 100 Piastres, from 1942

• For earlier issues see:
  • Turkey, till 1918
  • Egypt, 1918-1920
• For Syrien common currency used in Lebanon
  • Leabanese-Syrian Pound, 1925-1942

• To purchase Lebanese banknotes, please check ATSnotes world banknotes price list.

Pick #	Date
		Freanch Mandate 1920-1942
1-8	1925	25, 50 piastres, 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 livres
8A-11	1930	1, 5, 10, 25 livres
12-12F	1935	1, 5, 100 livres
A13-14	1939	1, 5, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 livres
15-21	1939	1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 250 livres
22-24	1939	10, 25, 50 livres
26-30	1939	1, 5, 10, 25, 50 livres
31-33	1942	5, 50, 100 livres
		Republic
34-37	1942	5, 10, 25, 50 piastres
38-39	1944	5, 10 piastres
40-43	1948-50	5, 10, 25, 50 piastres
46-47	1950	5, 10 piastres
48-53	1945-50	1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 livres
55-60	1952-64	1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 livres
61-67	1964-88	1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250 livres
68-70	1988-93	500, 1.000, 10.000 livres
71-74	1994-95	5.000, 20.000, 50.000, 100.000 livres
75-78	1993-99	5.000, 10.000, 50.000, 100.000 livres
79-83	2001	5.000, 10.000, 20.000, 50.000, 100.000 livres
84-	2001	1.000, 5.000, 10.000, 20.000, 50.000, 100.000 livres

• Banknotes are attributed to last Pick's catalogue:
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 2: General Issues 1368-1960
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 3: Modern Issues 1961-
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 1: Specialized Issues