Coins
Lebanon's first coins were issued in 1924 in denominations of 2 and 5 girush (note the different spelling to post WWII coins) with the French denominations given in "piastres syriennes" (Syrian piastres). Later issues did not include the word "syriennes" and were in denominations of ½, 1, 2, 2½, 5, 10, 25 and 50 girsha. During World War II, rather crude ½, 1 and 2½ girsh coins were issued.
After the war, the Arabic spelling was changed from girsh (غرش) to qirsh (قرش). Coins were issued in the period 1952 to 1986 in denominations of 1, 2½, 5, 10, 25 and 50 qirsh and 1 lira. No coins were issued between 1986 and 1994, when the current series of coins was introduced. Coins in current use are:
- 50 pounds (Not in use anymore)
- 100 pounds (Not in use anymore)
- 250 pounds
- 500 pounds
| Current series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Value | Metal | Color | ||
| Obverse | Reverse | ||||
| 50 pounds | Stainless Steel | White | |||
| 100 pounds | Copper - Zinc | red copper | |||
| 100 pounds
(2003 Issue) |
Nickel | white | |||
| 250 pounds | Bronze - Aluminum | golden yellow | |||
| 500 pounds | Nickel - Acier | white | |||
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Famous quotes containing the word coins:
“No Time, spoke the clocks, no God, rang the bells,
I drew the white sheet over the islands
And the coins on my eyelids sang like shells.”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)
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—François Rabelais (1494–1553)