AUB College Hall - 10 LBP (Small)

Title: AUB College Hall - 10 LBP (Small)
Denomination: 10 LBP
Date: 2016
TID: C12.2
Material: Silver 999; Silver
Manufacture: Proof Strike
Weight (g): 155.5
Diameter (mm): 21.5 x 21.5 x 32
Description: 1873 – The most storied and first building erected on campus, College Hall symbolizes the ideals and aspirations of the American University of Beirut. Founding President Daniel Bliss consulted on the building’s design with Cyrus Hamlin, President of Robert College in Constantinople who had just overseen the construction of its first buildings. The ground for the main building was broken on November 28, 1871, and William E. Dodge, treasurer of the Board of Trustees, laid the cornerstone on December 7, 1871. Its dominant tower clock never unlit, College Hall is an icon that has stood witness to the University’s history. It was extensively damaged by an explosion on November 8, 1991 and was rebuilt by spring of 1999 and later renovated in 2010. With accommodation of 10,130 m2, it houses administrative offices and departments such as the offices of the President, Provost, Advancement, Comptroller, Registrar, and Admissions, as well as the Human Resources Department and AUB Press.
(Source: Official AUB 150th Anniversary Commemorative Coins website); COA Number: 510; Official AUB 150th Anniversary Commemorative Coins website; BDL Public Announcement
Obverse: AUB_College_Hall_Small_Series_C12b_1.jpg
Reverse: AUB_College_Hall_Small_Series_C12b_2.jpg
Mintage: 1000
TRS Tier (Rarity Level): TRS C-; TRS C=1000
Monetary Value: Issued Price: USD 667
Peculiarity: Prism shape
Bears Date: 2016
Iconography: AUB 150 Years Logo
Axis: 6 hr
Shape: Prism
Authority: Republic of Lebanon
Stated Authority: BANQUE DU LIBAN
Mint: Polish Mint
Numismatic Type: Commemorative Coin
Numismatic Group: Commemorative Coins
Is Part Of: 150th Anniv of AUB - College Hall Small Series
Collection: LIRAT.ME Reference Collection
Relation: AUB College Hall - 25 LBP (Limited); AUB College Hall - 10 LBP (Standard); American University of Beirut; AUB - VIAF; AUB - Wikipedia
References: Official AUB 150th Anniversary Commemorative Coins website; BDL Public Announcement
Provenance: Abdallah Absi; Mohammed A. Absi; The American University of Beirut - AUB; BANQUE DU LIBAN