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Lebanese pound
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The Lira or pound is the currency of Lebanon. It was formerly divided into 100 piastres but, because of high inflation during the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), subunits were discontinued.
LL 1,000 note, using Arabic on the obverse and French on the reverse
LL 1,000 note, using Arabic on the obverse and French on the reverse
Image: Lebanon 5 Piastres 1924 obverse
Image: Lebanon 5 Piastres 1924 obverse
Image: Lebanon 5 Piastres 1924 reverse
Image: Lebanon 5 Piastres 1924 reverse
Image: Lebanon 5 Piastres 1925 obv
Image: Lebanon 5 Piastres 1925 obv
Piastre
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The piastre or piaster is any of a number of units of currency. The term originates from the Italian for "thin metal plate". The name was applied to Spanish and Hispanic American pieces of eight, or pesos, by Venetian traders in the Levant in the 16th century.
50 Egyptian Piasters
50 Egyptian Piasters
A banknote of five dollars/cinq piastres from Lower Canada, 1839
A banknote of five dollars/cinq piastres from Lower Canada, 1839