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Lebanon's 50,000 Livres Note

Nominated by Clare Lloyd Williams, IBNS Member 11656

LBN-50000-Front
LBN-50000-Back
 
Note Lebanon B540 (PNL): 50,000 livres (US$33)
Predominant Colour(s) Blue, green, brown, and red
Front Two soldiers in silhouette; coat of arms; soldier carrying Lebanese flag
Back Monument to martyrs in Yarze (headquarters of the Lebanese Ministry of Defense); soldier saluting in silhouette; stalk of wheat
Watermark None
Additional Security Simulated security thread with demetalized BDL
Printer TDLR
Size 140 x 77 mm Polymer (Safeguard)
Introduced 01/08/2015
Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book