25 Mil Obverse Trial

The Provisional Government of Israel had barely declared statehood in May 1948 when the urgent need for a functioning currency forced rapid prototyping of coinage. Trial pieces from this period were struck under improvised conditions as the new state was simultaneously fighting its War of Independence. KM# P11 occupies an awkward transitional moment — the mandate coinage of Palestine was still technically circulating while these trials were being evaluated.

Aluminium was chosen partly due to material shortages, a recurring constraint throughout early Israeli mint production.