LEBANON. 5 Piastres, 1940. Paris Mint. PCGS MS-65 Gold Shield. KM-5.2; Lec-31. Bright mint frost is unbroken on both sides of this lightly toned, orange-gold example. Though the second highest mintage of the 5 Piastres, the 1940 is inexplicably quite scarce in high grades, with a total of just 3 pieces in MS-65 or better quality seen by PCGS and only 1 finer than this example. The Cedars Collection of Lebanese Coinage, 1924-1961.
