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Obverse Description
Arabic and French text; oak leaf pattern border; knights in armor riding horses; ruins of Corinthian columns of the Roman Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek, Lebanon
Reverse Description
Arabic and French text; columns and horses flanking cityscape of Beirut, Lebanon
Catalog Information
GSID:
138715
Variety:
1ER Septembre 1939 Sig 1: Berard/Laferriere Without ovpt Prefix J/A - J/AD
Coin Date:
1.9.1939
BNB #:
B301a
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Bank Note Value History
1.9.1939 1ER Septembre 1939 Sig 1: Berard/Laferriere Without ovpt Prefix J/A - J/AD
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1.9.1939 1ER Septembre 1939 Sig 1: Berard/Laferriere Without ovpt Prefix J/A - J/AD
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Slash ovpt Prefix J/AE - J/AN Intro: 1942
Worth: $11 – $800
Double slash ovpt Prefix J/AY - J/CR
Worth: $12 – $435
Double chevron ovpt Prefix J/EF - J/FI
Worth: $10 – $40
Rhombus ovpt Prefix J/FV - J/GH
Worth: $11 – $375
Horizontal CANCELLED perf; s/n range Handwritten date upper front margin: 16 9 39
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front; horizontal SPECIMEN perf; no s/n; handwritten date upper front margin: 16 9 39
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; s/n range; handwritten date upper front margin: 14 5 42
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt; no s/n; handwritten date upper front margin: 16 3 42
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt; no s/n; handwritten date upper front margin: 9 3 43
Horizontal SPECIMEN perf; s/n range; handwritten date upper front margin: 9 3 43
1.9.1939 1ER Septembre 1939 Sig 1: Berard/Laferriere Without ovpt Prefix K/B
Worth: $150 – $500
Slash ovpt Prefix K/D - K/G Intro: 1942
Worth: $14 – $55
Double slash ovpt Prefix K/M - K/Z, K/AA
Worth: $16 – $4,300
Chevron ovpt Prefix K/BA - K/BJ
Worth: $30 – $875
Rhombus ovpt Prefix K/BU - K/BX
Worth: $18 – $70
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