Currency of Lebanon 1000 Livres banknote 1988
Bank of Lebanon - Banque du Liban
Lebanon Banknotes - Lebanon Paper Money
Obverse: Physical map of Lebanon at right. Denomination is in Arabic numeral.
Reverse: Ancient Ruins (Columns of the Temple of Jupiter in ancient city of Baalbek) at left. Old Banque du Liban headquarters building in Beirut at right. Denomination in words is in French language.
Main colors: Dark blue, blue-black, and green on multicolored underprint.
Watermark: Lebanese cedar tree.
Dimensions: 156 x 67 mm.
Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London, England.
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.