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  • 5 Livres 2013, KM# 50, Lebanon, Zodiac Signs, Cancer
  • 5 Livres 2013, KM# 50, Lebanon, Zodiac Signs, Cancer
Obverse

Depicts a detailed view of a crab facing upward below the Zodiac sign inside a leaf with ornaments and its name in Arabic above.

Cancer is the fourth astrological sign of the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Cancer. It spans the 90° to 120° of the Zodiac, between 90° and 120° of celestial longitude. Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun transits this area on average between June 21 and July 22, and under the sidereal zodiac, the Sun transits this area between approximately July 16 and August 15.

In astrology, Cancer is the cardinal sign of the Water trigon, which is made up of Cancer, Pisces, and Scorpio. It is considered a negative sign, whose domicile, or ruling planet, is the Moon. Though some depictions of Cancer feature a lobster, the sign is most often represented by the crab, based on the Karkinos, a giant crab that harassed Heracles during his fight with the Hydra.

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السرطان

Reverse

Twelve Zodiac signs as half circle divided value over a cedar tree in Arabic above and in English below within a design with coloured Turquoise gem in each side surrounded by floral design, legend "Bank of Lebanon" above and date below.

The Lebanon cedar is the national emblem of Lebanon. It grows in Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, northwest Jordan, western Syria, and south-central Turkey.

BANQUE DU LIBAN
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ليرات
♈︎ ♉︎ ♊︎ ♋︎ ♌︎ ♍︎ ♎︎ ♏︎ ♐︎ ♑︎ ♒︎ ♓︎
LIVRES
5
2013-٢٠١٣

Edge
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Silver
Fineness 0.500
Weight 20 g
Diameter 38.61 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Mint
Mint of Poland

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