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  • 5 Piastres 1972, KM# E11, Lebanon
  • 5 Piastres 1972, KM# E11, Lebanon
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
1972 - ١٩٧٢
BANQUE DU LIBAN

Reverse

Two wreath branches surround the denomination.

٥
قروش
PIASTRES
5

Edge

5 Piastres

Essai
KM# E11
Characteristics
Type Trial strike
Material Nickel Brass
Weight 2.2 g
Diameter 18.04 mm
Thickness 1.26 mm
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Mint
Paris Mint (A)

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