Lebanon 1933 5 piastres

from the Ma'adi Collection

Stephen Album sale 32, lot 918

The area of Lebanon was taken from Ottoman control after World War I, and placed under French mandate along with Syria. It was declared the Etat du Gran Liban in 1920. This five piastres was struck in Paris 1925 and 1931-40. The second specimen was lot 918 in Stephen Album sale 32 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2018), where it sold for $176.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "LEBANON: 5 piastres, 1933, PCGS graded MS65."

Recorded mintage: 500,000.

Specification: 4.10 g, Aluminum-bronze.

Catalog reference: KM-5.2, Lec-29.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 32, featuring the Don Erickson Collection of German Coins, Part II and the Hazerfans Collection of Ottoman Empire Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

Link to:

• 1931 5 piastres
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• 1933 50 piastres
• 1936 5 piastres
• Coins and currency dated 1933
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