Lebanon 1952 25 piastres

from the Ma'adi Collection

This specimen was issued by Lebanon as a regular issue for one year only. In 1980, war broke out between Christian and Muslim militias and soon the Israeli and Syrian armies were occupying various parts of that unhappy land. The cedar is the symbol of Lebanon, once forested with this handsome tree.

Recorded mintage: 7,200,000.

Specification: Aluminum-bronze.

Catalog reference: KM 16.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• Lebanon (1941) 1/2 piastre
• 1952 5 piastres
• 1952 10 piastres
• 1952 50 piastres
• 1955 10 piastres
• 1961 25 piastres
• Coins and currency dated 1952
• return to coins of Lebanon