½ Ghirsh / Piastre WW2 War Coinage

Features

Issuer	Lebanon
Period	Lebanese Republic (1926-1945)
Type	Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins
Year	1941
Value	½ Piastre (0.005 LBP)
Currency	Lebanese pound (1939-date)
Composition	Brass
Weight	2.250 g
Diameter	18 mm
Thickness	2 mm
Shape	Round with a round hole
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 11267
References	KM# 11 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Lec# 45 Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises = Coins and Tokens of the French Colonies (2^nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. , Schön# 11 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Face value in French.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBAN
½ ½
PIASTRE

Translation:
Lebanon
½ ½
Ghirsh

Reverse

Face value in Arabic characters.

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
لبنان
١/٢ ١/٢
غرش

Translation:
Lebanon
½ ½
Ghirsh

Edge

Plain

Comments

Emergency coinage struck in Lebanon during WWII (1941) when the Paris Mint could no longer supply coins.

Medal alignment also exists, less common than coin alignment. Virtually all strikes appear very crude, giving the impression of double or triple struck examples on both sides of the coin.

Example of a coin with a double struck Arab side and a double punched hole:

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Date	F	VF	XF	AU		Frequency
Undetermined
ND (1941)		$ 8.40	$ 8.70		Coin alignment	14%
ND (1941)	$ 4.80	$ 9.40	$ 9.40	$ 9.40	Medal alignment	85%

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Past sales

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	Katz Auction 149 Lot 3031	8 Feb 2025	Undetermined	UNC	USD 44.12 (EUR 38.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 196 Lot 1660	29 May 2026	Undetermined	AU	USD 6.97 (EUR 6.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 194 Lot 1261	15 May 2026	Undetermined	AU	USD 16.25 (EUR 14.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 182 Lot 2510	6 Feb 2026	Undetermined	AU	USD 6.97 (EUR 6.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 161 Lot 2149	18 Jun 2025	Undetermined	AU	USD 13.93 (EUR 12.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 114 Lot 2030	24 Feb 2024	Undetermined	AU	USD 15.09 (EUR 13.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 106 Lot 822	27 Dec 2023	Undetermined	AU	USD 18.58 (EUR 16.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 101 Lot 2320	18 Nov 2023	Undetermined	AU	USD 5.80 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 166 Lot 2123	16 Aug 2025	Undetermined	XF	USD 11.61 (EUR 10.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 152 Lot 2142	8 Mar 2025	Undetermined	XF	USD 23.22 (EUR 20.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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