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50 000 Livres, Bank of Lebanon, Lebanon, 2004 (Pick 88)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

2004

Issuing entity

Lebanon

This 50 000 Livres note was issued in Lebanon by the Bank of Lebanon, dated 2004. It belongs to the Lebanese pound (1939-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1943-date). It measures 140 × 77 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 88.

Obverse: Cedar tree at upper right, holographic strip at left, stylized boats at centre left and centre, stylized sun at upper right. Reverse: Diamond at centre left, cedar tree at lower left, bar code at right. Its lettering reads “BANQUE DU LIBAN / CINQUANTE MILLE LIVRES”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Bank of Lebanon Fifty Thousand Pounds”. The note was printed by Oesterreichische Banknoten- und Sicherheitsdruck GmbH, Vienna, Austria (1816-date). Watermark: Cedar tree and electrotype ٥٠٠٠٠. Issue date recorded in the catalogue: 22 November 2004.

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

Windowed security thread with demetalized BANQUE DU LIBAN 50000 and bank name in Arabic. UV activity:

Physical characteristics

Size
140 × 77 mm
Shape
Rectangular
Material
Paper
Watermark
Cedar tree and electrotype ٥٠٠٠٠.

Technical characteristics

Printer
Oesterreichische Banknoten- und Sicherheitsdruck GmbH, Vienna, Austria (1816-date)
Currency
Lebanese pound (1939-date)
Issuing bank
Bank of Lebanon

Design

Obverse
Cedar tree at upper right, holographic strip at left, stylized boats at centre left and centre, stylized sun at upper right
Reverse
Diamond at centre left, cedar tree at lower left, bar code at right
Reverse lettering
BANQUE DU LIBAN / CINQUANTE MILLE LIVRES

Identification

Value
50 000 Livres
Dates recorded
2004
Distinguishing features
Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
Catalogue number to match
Pick 88

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)P88
  • NumistaN# 250524

Research required

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