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  • 25 Piastres 1952-1961, KM# 16, Lebanon
  • 25 Piastres 1952-1961, KM# 16, Lebanon
Obverse

Depicts a Lebanon cedar, county name below.

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

الجمهوريّة اللبنانيّة
REPUBLIQUE LIBANAISE

Reverse

Value within rectangular box divides wreath and dates.

Mint mark: caduceus (Mercury's wand, a short staff entwined by two serpents, sometimes surmounted by wings), the logo of the Royal Dutch Mint (Utrecht, the Netherlands).

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25 PIASTRES٢٥ قرش
1952

Edge

25 Piastres

KM# 16
Characteristics
Material Aluminium Bronze
Weight 3.97 g
Diameter 23.3 mm
Thickness 1.39 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Alt # KM# 16.1, KM# 16.2
Mint
Royal Dutch Mint (KNM)

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