State of Greater Lebanon (1920-1926), Republic of Lebanon (1926-present)
French Mandate (1923-1943), Independent Country (1943-present)
Location: Levant
Capital City: Beirut
Government type: French Mandate (1923-1943), Republic (1943-present)
Main languages: Arabic
Main religions: Sunni Islam, Shia Islam, Catholic Christianity, Orthodox Christianity, Druze
Chronology
1920: Greater Lebanon established within French-Occupied former Ottoman territory
1923: League of Nations grants France a mandate over Syria and Lebanon
1940-1941: Aligned with Vichy France
1975-1990: Lebanese Civil War
1976-2005: Occupied by Syria
1982-2000: Partially occupied by Israel
2008: Syria and Lebanon normalize relations
Currency
First Pound (1920-1939)
1 Pound/Livre = 100 Piastres/Ghirsh
Second Pound (1939-present)
1 Pound/Livre = 100 Piastres/Ghirsh
Coins from Lebanon in the collection
French Mandate (1920-1943)
•5 Piastre, 1924 (aluminum bronze, Paris mint, KM#2)
•25 Piastre, 1929 (silver (.680), Paris mint, KM#7)
•2.5 Piastre, 1940 (aluminum bronze, Paris mint, KM#10)
Republic (1943-present)
•1 Piastre, 1955 (aluminum bronze, Paris mint, KM#19)
•2.5 Piastre, 1955 (aluminum bronze, Paris mint, KM#20)
•5 Piastre, 1954 (aluminum, Société Orientale des Métaux Précieux (Beirut), KM#18)
•5 Piastre, 1975 (nickel brass, Paris mint, KM#25)
•10 Piastre, 1961 (cupronickel, London mint, KM#24)
•10 Piastre, 1969 (nickel brass, Paris mint, KM#26)
•25 Piastre, 1952 (aluminum bronze, Utrecht mint, KM#16)
•50 Piastre, 1952 (silver (.600), Utrecht mint, KM#17)
•50 Pound, 1996 (stainless steel, Winnipeg mint, KM#37)
•250 Pound, 1996 (aluminum bronze, Winnipeg mint, KM#36)
•250 Pound, 2005 (nordic gold, Vienna mint, KM#36)
•500 Pound, 1995 (nickel-plated steel, Winnipeg mint, KM#39)
•500 Pound, 1996 (nickel-plated steel, Winnipeg mint, KM#39)
Banknotes from Lebanon in the collection
Republic (1943-present)
•1 Pound, 1972 (P#61)
•50 Pound, 1983 (P#65)
•1,000 Pound, 1991 (P#69)
•1,000 Pound, 2004 (P#84)