Lebanon Currency 10000 Livres banknote 1993
Bank of Lebanon - Banque du Liban
Lebanon Banknotes - Lebanon Paper Money
Obverse: Panoramic view of the Roman ruins at Tyre (The Triumphal Arch and the Great Hippodrome of Tyre). Denomination is in Arabic numeral.
Reverse: The Crusaders Castle in the Historic City of Byblos at center and Phoenician statuettes at left (Phoenician figurines from the Temple of Obelisks at Byblos, Lebanon, Gilded bronze (7th-8th BCE)). Denomination in words is in French language.
Main colors: Purple and olive-brown on multicolored underprint.
Watermark: Ancient circular sculpture with head from the Grand Temple Podium.
Dimensions: 156 x 67 mm.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London, England.
The above Banknote denomination is being withdrawn from circulation and can be exchanged at the Banque du Liban main branch until the 31st of July, 2014.
Lebanon Banknotes - Lebanon Paper Money
1964 - 1993 Issues
On 1 August 1963 decree No. 13.513 of the “Law of References: Banque Du Liban 23 Money and Credit” granted the Bank of Lebanon the sole right to issue notes in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, and 250 pounds, expressed in Arabic on the front, and French (livres) on the back. All of these notes have security fibers embedded in the paper, though the location of them varies from right to left, and front to back, on different denominations.The Crusaders Castle in the Historic City of Byblos
Byblos Castle is a castle in Byblos, Lebanon. It was built by the Crusaders in the 12th century from indigenous limestone and the remains of Roman structures. The finished structure was surrounded by a moat. It belonged to the genoese Embriaco family, whose members were the Lords of Gibelet (as Byblos/Lebanon was called during Middle Ages). Saladin captured the town and castle in 1188 and dismantled the walls in 1190. Later, the Crusaders recaptured Byblos and rebuilt the fortifications of the castle in 1197. In 1369, the castle had to fend off an attack from Cypriot vessels from Famagusta.
The Byblos Castle has distinguished historical buildings for neighbors. Nearby stands a few Egyptian temples, Phoenician Royal Necropolis and the Roman amphitheatre. These are testament to the varied and rich history of the ancient city of Byblos.