Lebanon 50000 Livres polymer Commemorative banknote 2015 70 Years of Lebanese Army
Bank of Lebanon - Banque du Liban
On August 1, 2015 (Army Day) the Central Bank of Lebanon put in circulation new 50000-livre polymer baknote commemorating of the anniversary of seventy years after the Lebanese army establishment.Obverse: The Lebanese Armed Forces symbol at center (The Lebanese Armed Forces symbol consists of a Lebanon cedar tree surrounded by two laurel leaves, at the bottom with the words "Honor. Sacrifice. Fulfillment.", positioned above the symbols of the three branches: the ground forces represented by the two bayonets, the navy represented by an anchor, and the air force represented by two wings.); image of a soldier carrying a Lebanese flag at right; Two soldiers in silhouette - drawing of two special ink printed rippling looking at the paper from different angles so that they appear camouflage military uniform. Simulated security thread with demetalized BDL.
Banknote signed by the Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, Mr. Riad Toufic Salameh, the First Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, Mr. Raed Sharaf al-Din.
Reverse (vertical): View of the monument honoring Army martyrs at the Defense Ministry in Yarze (headquarters of the Lebanese Ministry of Defense) at right and soldier saluting in silhouette; drawing spike wheat tender to symbolize the military establishment; number "70" in white topped with foreign figures reported for the years "1945-2015" refers to the extended period from the date of the founding of the Lebanese army to the day.; Stalk of wheat at right.
Dimensions: 140 x 77 mm.
Printer: TDLR - Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited, London, England.
Security attributes: the new banknote made of the material Polymer; obtrusive signs of rough texture most important parallel horizontal lines on both sides of the paper and the words "Central Bank of Lebanon," and the value of the banknote letters and numbers and the date of issuance, signature of each image of the governor of the Bank of Lebanon and vice governor and on the front face of the paper; sign obtrusive especially the blind symbolize the monetary value of the paper on the front face; window of the Polymer transparent in the midst of a fee for wheat spike on the front face and along with this window on the back of a fee for Cedar printed special ink rippling looking at the paper from different angles.
Quantity: 150000 banknotes printed.
Lebanese Armed Forces
The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) (Arabic: القوات المسلحة اللبنانية | Al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa al-Lubnāniyya) or Forces Armées Libanaises (FAL) in French, also known as the Lebanese Army according to its official website (Arabic: الجيش اللبناني or "Armée libanaise" in French), is the military of the Lebanese Republic. It consists of three branches, the army, the air force and the navy. The motto of the Lebanese Armed Forces is "Honor, Sacrifice, Loyalty" (Arabic: "شرف · تضحية · وفاء" - Sharaf.Tadhia.Wafa'). The Lebanese Armed Forces symbol consists of a Lebanon cedar tree surrounded by two laurel leaves, positioned above the symbols of the three branches: the ground forces represented by the two bayonets, the navy represented by an anchor, and the air force represented by two wings.
After gaining independence in 1943, the Lebanese government formed an official delegation in 1944 to negotiate with the French the terms related to handing over the Lebanese Armed Forces. After nearly three weeks of talks, the joint French-British Command decreed that responsibility for armed units under French control were to be handed over to the Independent Government of Lebanon. These units were part of the Troupes Spéciales du Levant and totaled about 3000 men. On August 1, 1945 at 00:00 hours, the Lebanese Armed Forces was placed under full authority of the Lebanese National Government; this day is commemorated annually as Lebanese Army Day.
After establishing authority over the LAF in 1945, the Lebanese government intentionally kept its armed forces small and weak due to the country's unique internal politics. Christian politicians feared that Muslims might use the armed forces as a vehicle for seizing power in a military coup. They also appeared unwilling to incur the cost of maintaining a large well equipped army. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Lebanon never spent more than 4% of its GNP on the military budget. Many Christian Lebanese also feared that a large army would inevitably force Lebanon into the Arab–Israeli conflict. However, Muslim politicians were also worried that a strong army could be used against Muslim interests because it would be commanded by Christians. At the same time they tended to feel that the military should be strong enough to play a part in the Arab-Israeli struggle. In addition to the two major conflicting views, prominent Lebanese politicians of the myriad religious denominations in Lebanon have also tended to be feudal warlords commanding their own private militias and feared that a strong army would endanger their personal power.
In 1948, the Lebanese Third Sharp Shooters Regiment fought Israeli Forces occupying the Lebanese village of Malkieh in the northern Galilee and captured it, and that by the orders of Lebanese defense minister then, Emir Majid Arslan II. This was the first major combat operation for the Lebanese Armed Forces under the Independent Lebanese Government.
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