The Currency Directory

Lebanese Pound (LBP)

The Lebanese Pound is issued by Banque du Liban.

Alphabetic code
LBP
Numeric code
422
Symbol
L£
Minor units
2
Example
LBP 1,234.50
Used in
Lebanon

History

  1. 1999 From October the Banque du Liban intervenes to keep the pound around a mid-point parity of 1,507.5 per US dollar, which the IMF describes as a de facto peg.
  2. 2023 In February the official rate is moved from 1,507.5 to 15,000 Lebanese pounds per US dollar.

Live exchange rates

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