From Academic Kids Online Encyclopedia
The Lebanese pound (ISO 4217: LBP) is the currency unit of Lebanon. The Lebanese pound is theoretically divided into 100 piastres, but inflation has eliminated the subdivisions. In Arabic, the pound is known as the Lira, since Lira is the Arabic translation of pound.
Before World War I, the Ottoman Lira was used. After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the currency became the Egyptian pound in 1918. Upon gaining control of Syria and Lebanon, the French sought to replace the Egyptian pound with a new currency for Syria and Lebanon, which was linked to the Franc. In 1937, Lebanon got its own currency, still linked with the French Franc, and interchangeable with Syrian money. In 1941, following France's defeat by Nazi Germany, the currency was linked instead to the British Pound sterling. [1] (http://www.bdl.gov.lb/paysys/lbp/banknote.htm)
Coins in current use [2] (http://www.bdl.gov.lb/paysys/lbp/coins.htm)
- 50 pounds (rarely used)
- 100 pounds (rarely used)
- 250 pounds
- 500 pounds
Banknotes in current use
- 1000 pounds
- 5000 pounds
- 10,000 pounds
- 20,000 pounds
- 50,000 pounds
- 100,000 pounds
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