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100 Livres, Bank of Syria and Great Lebanon, Lebanon, 1939 (Pick 14)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1939

Issuing entity

Lebanon

This 100 Livres note was issued in Lebanon by the Bank of Syria and Great Lebanon, dated 1939. It belongs to the Syrian pound (1920-1939) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: State of Greater Lebanon (1920-1926). It measures 209 × 124 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 14.

Obverse: Bank of Beyrouth at upper centre. Black overprint LIBAN 1939. Its lettering reads “LIBAN / BANQUE DE SYRIE ET DU GRAND-LIBAN / CENT LIVRES SYRIENNES / REMBOURSABLE AU PORTEUR CONTRE 2000 FRANCS EN CHÈQUE SUR PARIS”. Reverse: Mountains view at centre. Its lettering reads “CENT LIVRES SYRIENNES”. Translation given in the catalogue: “One Hundred Syrian Pounds”. The note was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990). Technique: Overprinted (Ovpt. on Lebanon P#12F). Demonetized: Yes.

Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
2
Catalogue references
2

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Historical context

Overprint on Lebanon P-12F Types of pattern overprint:

Physical characteristics

Size
209 × 124 mm
Shape
Rectangular
Material
Paper

Technical characteristics

Printer
Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
Currency
Syrian pound (1920-1939)
Demonetized
Yes
Issuing bank
Bank of Syria and Great Lebanon

Design

Obverse
Bank of Beyrouth at upper centre. Black overprint LIBAN 1939
Reverse
Mountains view at centre
Obverse lettering
LIBAN / BANQUE DE SYRIE ET DU GRAND-LIBAN / CENT LIVRES SYRIENNES / REMBOURSABLE AU PORTEUR CONTRE 2000 FRANCS EN CHÈQUE SUR PARIS
Reverse lettering
CENT LIVRES SYRIENNES

Identification

Value
100 Livres
Dates recorded
1939
Distinguishing features
Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
Catalogue number to match
Pick 14

Documentation checklist

Denomination
Research required
Issue or mint date
Recorded
Material
Recorded
Weight
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Mint or printer
Recorded
Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
Recorded
Attached photograph (check rights)
Recorded

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Catalogue references

  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P14
  • NumistaN# 245813

Research required

  • Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.
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