Description

An essai is a type of trial strike, typically a non-circulating, non-legal tender coin with a slightly higher mintage than the usual pattern coin.

Obverse

Depicts a Lebanon cedar, date and inscription "Bank of Lebanon" below.

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

Mintmark of the Paris Mint: Cornucopia
Engraver general's privy mark: Owl (Raymond Joly)

ESSAI
مصرف لبنان
1969-١٩٦٩
BANQUE DU LIBAN

Reverse

Two wreath branches surrounding the denomination.

١۰
قروش
PIASTRES
10

Edge

10 Piastres

Essai
KM# E12
Characteristics
Type Trial strike
Material Nickel Brass
Weight 3.2 g
Diameter 21 mm
Thickness 1.42 mm
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Mint
Paris Mint (A)

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Aluminium, 1.2 g, ⌀ 23 mm