v31_1933 - LEBANON - III REPUBLIC Essai de 1/2 piastre en étain 1934

LEBANON - III REPUBLIC Essai de 1/2 piastre en étain 1934 MS

MONNAIES 31 (2007)
Starting price : 200.00 €
Estimate : 450.00 €
Realised price : 230.00 €
Number of bids : 2
Maximum bid : 505.00 €

Type : Essai de 1/2 piastre en étain

Date: 1934

Quantity minted : ---

Metal : tin

Diameter : 21,01 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 3,70 g.

Coments on the condition:

Quelques infimes marques de manipulation dans les champs. Infime boursoufflure au revers. Superbe lumière

Catalogue references :

Lec.3

Obverse

Obverse legend : REPUBLIQUE LIBANAISE - 1934.

Obverse description : Valeur faciale dans une couronne de laurier ; en-dessous ESSAI.

Reverse

Reverse description : Incriptions arabes à l’intérieur et autour d’une couronne fermée ; en-dessous millésime en chiffres arabes entre deux épis de blé.

Historical background

LEBANON - III REPUBLIC

During the First World War (1914-1918), Lebanon will experience famine and several plagues killing nearly a quarter of its population, especially in Christian regions. After the war, Lebanon and Syria were placed under French mandate. In response to the aspirations of the Lebanese people, especially the Maronites, for the formation of a Lebanese nation, General Gouraud returned territories that had been lost to the country. Thus, on September 1, 1920, Greater Lebanon was born within its current borders. The country is subject to the authority of a French high commissioner and an administrative commission. Local administration is also supervised by French councilors.