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Arab amateurs win banknote prizes

In January 2024, the American company BMG announced the results of its global banknote collection competition, which revealed that a number of Arab collectors and Arab collections in general achieved honorable results and top rankings worldwide, including the award for best banknote collection among all currency collections…

February 1, 2024

Lebanese Treasury Bonds Book

On January 31, 2023, Mr. Wissam Lahham and Mr. Ali Shour announced the release of a book entitled “Lebanese Treasury Bonds.” This book tells the story of how the Lebanese government raised funds by selling bonds. The bonds known as “treasury bonds” date back to ancient times, when rulers borrowed money from bankers to help finance their governments. They were known…

February 8, 2023

Lolar…the currency of the deeds

The "Lollar" instead of the "Dollar" in Lebanon: a fake currency in protest against the deteriorating economic situation. Two days before the parliamentary elections, the "Lebanese Association for Transparency - No Corruption" launched a campaign urging citizens to use fake banknotes called "Lollar" on May 5, 2022, during a media event attended by representatives of organizations, associations, and print and broadcast media...

August 15, 2022
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International Women's Day

A commemorative postcard for International Women's Day: Lebanese women are pioneers of folk traditions. On International Women's Day (March 8th of each year), and as a tribute from the "Beit Al Musawwar Association in Lebanon" to women's efforts in all fields, especially in heritage, traditional folk art, and Lebanese dabke, a commemorative stamp is being issued on this occasion, March 8, 2021…

March 16, 2021
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Brummana High School

LibanPost, in coordination with the Ministry of Telecommunications, will put into circulation a Regular Stamp for “BRUMMANA HIGH SCHOOL” on December 18, 2020. 1000 LL Quantity issued: 150,000 Stamp dimensions: …

December 23, 2020
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Cinema safety feature

A new version of the Lebanese 100,000 lira banknote entered circulation on December 7, commemorating the centenary of the founding of Greater Lebanon. Its developer described it as the first banknote to feature a revolutionary security feature called Cinema, which adds “a new dimension to the barriers against counterfeiting.” The Cinema feature was developed by CCL Secure…

December 18, 2020
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Armadillo 2020

A new edition of Le Grand Mint featuring an artistic design inspired by "The New World" – our wonderful world, home to extraordinary mammals – adorns the second motif in the Evolution II silver series: a 31g sterling silver piece in a 25 Lebanese lira denomination featuring the armadillo, also known as the armored animal.

December 4, 2020
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Characteristics of the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit

On November 25, 2020, in coordination with the Ministry of Telecommunications, LibanPost issued a new commemorative stamp for the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit. • Stamp value: 2000 L.L. • Quantity issued: 30,000 • Stamp dimensions: 4 x 5 cm • Designer: Clémentine • Available at the following LibanPost offices and online at www.libanpost.com/eshop

November 25, 2020
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Lebanese medals

Lebanese Medals: Milestones in the History of Lebanon 1840-2020. A book that scientifically documents, for the first time in Lebanon, the medals along with their accessories and historical information.

September 29, 2020
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A currency with a history | The Lebanese lira

December 14, 2018