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Auction: CSS92A - World and Hong Kong Banknotes and Coins
Lot: 132

Lebanon, 250 livres, 1939, block U.2, serial number 629, St John's Cathedral at Byblos at centre, reverse, Sidon Sea Castle,
(Pick 21, PCLB 55), PMG 35 (archival specimen, edge pieces missing). Stamped "BILLET SPECIMEN NON REMBOURSABLE". During 1939-1960, all Lebanese banknotes were back by gold therefore all were redeemed as it equate to USD$50,000 - leaving only 8 examples known. This particular example was stamped and perforated cancelled by the bank as a specimen. Ex-Ruth Hill


1939年黎巴嫩250里弗，編號U.2 629，PMF 35，檔案樣票，紙邊有缺，加蓋(中譯)「不可退還之樣票」，在 1939 年至 1960 年間，所有黎巴嫩紙幣都能以黃金兌換，因此全部被贖回，等值 50000 美元，迄今已知的只有8枚存世，本品經銀行加蓋及打孔注銷，獨一無二的一枚， 特殊的例子被銀行蓋章和穿孔作為樣本取消，Ruth Hill舊藏

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