• Both 250 and 500 Lebanese pound coin bracelets are on display inside a shop in Tripoli, northern Lebanon. All photos: Reuters
    Both 250 and 500 Lebanese pound coin bracelets are on display inside a shop in Tripoli, northern Lebanon. All photos: Reuters
  • Fashion shop owner Rima Mawlawi El Samad shows off the range of coin bracelets.
    Fashion shop owner Rima Mawlawi El Samad shows off the range of coin bracelets.
  • Grocery shop owner Antoine Saab puts 250 and 500 Lebanese pound coins into a jar, in Beirut.
    Grocery shop owner Antoine Saab puts 250 and 500 Lebanese pound coins into a jar, in Beirut.
  • Rima Mawlawi El Samad wears a necklace and earrings at her shop.
    Rima Mawlawi El Samad wears a necklace and earrings at her shop.
  • Coins to be made into jewellery.
    Coins to be made into jewellery.
  • Jewellery maker Nisrine Dassouki Haffar works on a bracelet in Tripoli.
    Jewellery maker Nisrine Dassouki Haffar works on a bracelet in Tripoli.
  • Antoine Saab with two jars full of Lebanese pound coins at his shop in Beirut.
    Antoine Saab with two jars full of Lebanese pound coins at his shop in Beirut.

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Lebanese currency used to make fashion accessories - in pictures

Declining in value, coins are being repurposed as more valuable jewellery

The National

October 06, 2022

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Updated: October 06, 2022, 2:07 PM