Lebanon 1968 25 piastres

from the Ma'adi Collection

This specimen was issued by Lebanon from 1968 to 1975. 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: 1,500,000.

Specification: Nickel-brass.

Catalog reference: KM 27.1.

Source:

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

Link to:

• Lebanon 1952 5 piastres
• 1961 25 piastres
• 1970 50 piastres
• Coins and currency dated 1968
• return to coins of Lebanon