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50 Mils
| Issuer | British Palestine |
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| Year | 1927-1942 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylized olive branch rendered in low relief, flanked on either side by the date expressed in both Western Arabic numerals and Eastern Arabic-Indic numerals. The trilingual legend PALESTINE appears in a circular arrangement around the periphery, inscribed in Hebrew (פלשתינה א״י) at the top, in Latin script in the upper field, and in Arabic (فلسطين) completing the circuit. The design is spare and elegant, with no effigy, reflecting the civil character of the Mandate administration. A dentilated border frames the entire composition. |
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| Obverse lettering | (פלשתינה(א`י • PALESTINE • فلسطين • 1933 ١٩٣٣ (Translation: Palestine Palestine Palestine 1933) |
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The Palestine pound and its subsidiary coinage were introduced in 1927 following the establishment of the Palestine Currency Board in London, which operated entirely outside the local banking system — a deliberate colonial arrangement ensuring the currency remained pegged to sterling and controlled from Britain. The Currency Board never set foot in Palestine; notes and coins were ordered, struck at the Royal Mint, and shipped in.
Production ceased after 1942 as wartime silver demands and the accelerating collapse of British administrative authority made further issues impractical. Coins from the final years of the series circulated hard through the 1948 war and are routinely found well worn.