AUB Assembly Hall - 10 LBP (Standard)
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AUB Assembly Hall - 10 LBP (Standard)
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1891 – Assembly Hall (originally the AUB Chapel) was built with a $30,000 gift from Albert B. Monroe, son-in-law of Frederick Marquand. It originally served as a place of worship befitting its Protestant architecture. Today its excellent acoustics make this building a favored venue for lectures, celebrations, concerts, and other cultural events. Monroe also provided the original organ and put the chapel equipment in place in time to hold the University’s 1891 Commencement ceremony. Assembly Hall kept its doors open during the Lebanese Civil War and on November 8, 1991 the bomb that wrecked College Hall also damaged Assembly Hall’s red roof tiles and broke the huge windows. Repair work included refurbishing and reupholstering the pews which accommodate 700 people. Over the years, Assembly Hall has been the spiritual, artistic, and cultural hub of the AUB campus. With its colored chapel glass, wooden stage, and majestic hall, it has also served as the premier venue for civic and academic communities to come together and engage with all that the University has to offer. (Source: Official AUB 150th Anniversary Commemorative Coins website)
Remark: Although the quantity mentioned for mintage on the COA is "Up to 2000", yet it seems that the actual minted quantity is only 1000 as mentioned in a brochure produced by Mint of Poland about these medals and distributed during the Beirut Money Fair 2016.
COA Number: 333
Official AUB 150th Anniversary Commemorative Coins website
BDL Public Announcement
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Peculiarity
Eight laser-cut glass inserts decorated with digital printing.
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AUB Assembly Hall - 100 LBP (Limited)
150th Anniv of AUB - Standard Series
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