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| Emittent | Palestine Currency Board |
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| Jahr | 1927-1939 |
| Typ | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Vorderseitenbeschreibung | The obverse is dominated by a central vignette of the White Tower of Ramle (also known as the Tower of the Forty Martyrs), rendered in fine intaglio engraving. The issuer name 'Palestine Currency Board' appears in the upper portion, with the denomination of 100 Pounds expressed in three scripts — English, Hebrew, and Arabic — in keeping with the multilingual character of the issue. |
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| Vorderseitenlegende | Palestine Currency Board One Hundred Pounds מאה לירות مائة جنيه |
| Rückseitenbeschreibung | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Rückseitenlegende | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Unterschrift(en) | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Sicherheitsmerkmal | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
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The Palestine Currency Board was a British colonial instrument, established under the Palestine Currency Order of 1927 to issue a currency tied one-for-one to sterling. The 100 Pound denomination was the highest in the series — far beyond the reach of ordinary daily commerce in Mandatory Palestine — and functioned primarily as a reserve and interbank instrument rather than anything that passed through market hands.
De La Rue's printing for this series is considered among their finer interwar work. Surviving examples are rare; the 1948 collapse of the Mandatory administration and the abrupt withdrawal of Palestinian currency from circulation meant most high-denomination notes were either redeemed through official channels or simply lost in the chaos of partition.