Lebanon. 1930/60 PATTERN / essai

Lebanon – Republic of Lebanon.

Very rare PATTERN / Lebanese money-pattern test, certified by PCGS under the designation:

PCGS SP Genuine
Environmental Damage – UNC Detail
Lebanon
Pattern Brass – Delannoy
Certificate: 1002008.97/55924220

This is not a circulating coin, but a private money-pattern test / pattern coin, with banking and commercial character, issued for Elie J. Doumet, banker, Beirut-Lebanon.

Obverse:
996 / 1000 / ELIE J. DOUMET / BANKER / BEIRUT-LEBANON,
with the same legends in Arabic below, all between two branches.

Reverse:
THIS PIECE IS NOT A MONEY / REGISTERED TRADE MARK.
In the center, a frontal elephant head.

Specifications:
– Country: Lebanon
– Type: PATTERN / money-pattern / banking token
– Issuer: Elie J. Doumet, banker, Beirut-Lebanon
– Metal indicated by PCGS: Brass / brass
– Diameter: 37 mm
– Axis: 6 o’clock
– Attribution: Delannoy
– Certification: PCGS SP Genuine Environmental Damage – UNC Detail
– Certificate: 1002008.97/55924220

The important point of this piece is PCGS’s designation as “Pattern Brass – Delannoy,” which makes it a rare money-pattern test, not just a common circulating token.

The English legend “THIS PIECE IS NOT A MONEY” itself makes clear that it is not legal tender, but a privately registered item as a trade mark.

Condition:
Certified PCGS SP Genuine Environmental Damage – UNC Detail.
Presence of alterations / surface corrosion reported by PCGS under the Environmental Damage designation, visible in the photos.

Very rare and highly specialized piece, interesting for collectors of patterns, money-patterns, exonumia, banking tokens, Lebanon, Beirut and items attributed to Delannoy.