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50 Livres, Bank of Syria and Great Lebanon, Lebanon, 1925 (Pick 7)

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1925

Issuing entity

Lebanon

This 50 Livres note was issued in Lebanon by the Bank of Syria and Great Lebanon, dated 1925. 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 228 × 125 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 7.

Its lettering reads “CL. SERVEAU FEC. E. DELOCHE SC.”. Reverse: Oriental buildings at centre. Its lettering reads “GRAND-LIBAN / BANQUE DE SYRIE ET DU GRAND-LIBAN / CINQUANTE LIVRES / REMBOURSABLE AU PORTEUR EN CHÈQUE SUR PARIS OU MARSEILLE À RAISON DE VINGT FRANCS PAR LIVRE / CL. SERVEAU FEC. E. DELOCHE SC.”. The note was printed by Banque de France, Paris, France. Design is credited to Clément Serveau. Engraving is credited to Ernest Deloche. 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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Physical characteristics

Size
228 × 125 mm
Shape
Rectangular
Material
Paper

Technical characteristics

Printer
Banque de France, Paris, France
Currency
Syrian pound (1920-1939)
Designer
Clément Serveau
Engraver
Ernest Deloche
Demonetized
Yes
Issuing bank
Bank of Syria and Great Lebanon

Design

Reverse
Oriental buildings at centre
Obverse lettering
CL. SERVEAU FEC. E. DELOCHE SC.
Reverse lettering
GRAND-LIBAN / BANQUE DE SYRIE ET DU GRAND-LIBAN / CINQUANTE LIVRES / REMBOURSABLE AU PORTEUR EN CHÈQUE SUR PARIS OU MARSEILLE À RAISON DE VINGT FRANCS PAR LIVRE / CL. SERVEAU FEC. E. DELOCHE SC.

Identification

Value
50 Livres
Dates recorded
1925
Distinguishing features
Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
Catalogue number to match
Pick 7

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)P7
  • NumistaN# 245798

Research required

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