Lebanon 1952 50 piastres

from the Ma'adi Collection

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was issued by Lebanon as a regular issue for one year only. In 1980, a vicious 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: 4.90 g, 0.600 fine silver, 0.0945 oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 17.

Source:

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

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