Lebanon, Republic. A Signed Portrait of Bechara El Khoury, the First President of Lebanon certificate_of_authenticity Serving as Commanding Officer of

Serving as Commanding Officer of a medical battalion and Assistant Division Surgeon

the centre reverse is maker marked AD

such as the 5-vein oak leaf immediately to the right of the national eagle

later becoming a Sergeant

Belt is fabricated from a very thick leather with a smooth finished forest green upper

Lebanon, Republic. A Signed Portrait of Bechara El Khoury, the First President of Lebanon certificate_of_authenticity Serving as Commanding Officer ofThis well preserved photograph of Bechara El Khoury measures at 235 mm (l) x 175 mm (w) and is accompanied by a short, handwritten note below that reads Au Marquis et la Marquise de Villaverde, en souvenir de leur passage au Liban, et avec mes meilleurs voeux du bonheur, Julien. Le 8 April 1952. This photograph was gifted to the Marquis and Marquess of Villaverde by the President of Lebanon in 1952. It is signed by the photographer on the bottom left