Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n 5 livres (pounds)

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Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n 5 livres (pounds)

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Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n 5 livres (pounds)

Details

Obverse: Arabic text; National Museum of Beirut building with columns; kneeling 5th century BC bull protome found in Sidon; Baal with raised arm standing on 400-330 BC Phoenician 1/8th shekel silver coin from the City of Byblos, King Adramelek; Phoenician inscriptions in margins

Reverse: Arabic and French text; Mamluk-era stone footbridge over Nahr al-Kalb (Dog River) in Beirut

Basic Information

GSID:

117778

Denomination:

5 livres (pounds)

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n

Physical Characteristics

Design Details

Note Color:

Green, blue, and yellow

Note Dimension:

140 x 70 mm

Printer:

THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED

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