50 Ghirshā / Piastres
Features
| Issuer |
Lebanon
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Lebanese Republic (1926-1945)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1929-1936 |
| Value | 50 Piastres (0.50) |
| Currency | Syrian pound (1920-1939) |
| Composition | Silver (.680) |
| Weight | 10 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Thickness | 1.7 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 8587 |
| References | Lec# 42, 43 Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises = Coins and Tokens of the French Colonies (2nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). |
Obverse
A cedar tree - the symbol of Lebanon
Scripts: Arabic, Latin
Lettering:
الجمهوريّة اللبنانيّة
1929 ١٩٢٩
REPUBLIQUE
LIBANAISE
Translation: Lebanese Republic
Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor
Reverse
Two crossed cornucopias.
Value both in Arabic and in French.
Scripts: Arabic, Latin
Lettering:
٥٠
خمسون قرشا
50
PIASTRES
Translation:
50
Fifty Piastres
Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)Mark
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Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1931-1958) |
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1929 | 
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500 064 | $ 51 | $ 51 | $ 51 | Without privy marks | 85% | ||||||||
| 1933 | |
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100 000 | $ 45 | $ 67 | Lec# 42Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises = Coins and Tokens of the French Colonies (2nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. |
16% | ||||||||
| 1936 | |
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100 000 | $ 46 | Lec# 43Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises = Coins and Tokens of the French Colonies (2nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. |
17% | |||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 29
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Bullion value: USD 16.02
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Actual silver weight: 0.219 oz
Current silver price: 73.28 USD/oz (see silver price 
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
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Katz Auction 184 Lot 2554 
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27 Feb 2026 | 1929 – Without privy marks | XF |
USD 76.61
(EUR 66.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 171 Lot 3019
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10 Oct 2025 | 1929 – Without privy marks | XF |
USD 30.18
(EUR 26.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 67 Lot 2711
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24 Sep 2022 | 1929 – Without privy marks | XF |
USD 59.19
(EUR 51.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 3264
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26 Jul 2022 | 1929 – Without privy marks | XF |
USD 84.73
(EUR 73.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 188 Lot 1871
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27 Mar 2026 | 1929 – Without privy marks | VF |
USD 55.71
(EUR 48.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Summer Evening Auction 162 Lot 2056
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7 Jul 2025 | 1929 – Without privy marks | VF |
USD 48.75
(EUR 42.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 146 Lot 3157
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14 Dec 2024 | 1929 – Without privy marks | VF |
USD 24.37
(EUR 21.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 116 Lot 2037
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9 Mar 2024 | 1929 – Without privy marks | VF |
USD 58.03
(EUR 50.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 109 Lot 1877
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27 Jan 2024 | 1929 – Without privy marks | VF |
USD 46.43
(EUR 40.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 108 Lot 2099
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13 Jan 2024 | 1929 – Without privy marks | VF |
USD 53.39
(EUR 46.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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