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  • 10 Piastres 1952, KM# 15, Lebanon
  • 10 Piastres 1952, KM# 15, Lebanon
Obverse

Depicts a Lebanon cedar, date below surrounded by the country name in Arabic above and French below.

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

الجمهورية اللبنانية
1952-١٩٥٢
★ REPUBLIQUE LIBANAISE ★

Reverse

Depicts a head of Lebanon lion, surrounded by the value in Arabic and French the mint and privy marks in both sides below.

Mintmark of the Paris Mint (left): Cornucopia
Engraver general's privy mark (right): wing Lucien Georges Bazor)

قروش
10 ١٠
PIASTRES

Edge

10 Piastres

KM# 15 Schön# 16
Characteristics
Material Aluminium
Weight 1.2 g
Diameter 23 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Mint
Paris Mint (A)

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