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25 Ghirshā / Piastres
| Issuer | Lebanon |
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| Year | 1929-1936 |
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| Value | 25 Piastres (0.25) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two cornucopias crossed at their bases and overflowing with fruit, including clusters of grapes, are depicted symmetrically at the centre of the field, their curved horns meeting at the lower field. Above the crossed cornucopias, the denomination is expressed in large Arabic-Indic numerals (٢٥) with the written Arabic legend خمسة وعشرون غرشا (Twenty-Five Piastres) arching across the upper field. Below the cornucopias, the numeral 25 appears in large Western digits, with the French denomination PIASTRES inscribed along the lower field. The rim is edged with a continuous beaded border. |
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Lebanon's early coinage under the French Mandate was administered through the Banque de Syrie et du Liban, a privately held institution that effectively controlled monetary policy across both Syria and Lebanon as a single currency zone. The 25-piastre denomination circulated in a region still absorbing the shock of the post-Ottoman currency transition, where French colonial financial interests and local merchant practices frequently collided. The .680 fineness reflects a deliberate reduction from earlier Ottoman silver standards — France had little incentive to issue high-purity coin in a mandate territory.