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Product Description
Palestine - 1934 - 5 Mils - KM3
| Country | Palestine |
|---|---|
| Type | Common coin |
| Years | 1927-1947 |
| Value | 5 Mils (0.005 PSP) |
| Metal | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 2.91 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Thickness | 1.34 mm |
| Shape | Round with a hole |
| Orientation | Medal alignment Up Up |
| Demonetized | 1952 |
| References | KM# 3, Schön# 3 |
| Mintage | 500,000 |
Obverse
Central hole, encircled by a stylised olive wreath surrounded by Palestine in Hebrew, English and Arabic with date in English and Arabic below
Lettering:
(פלשתינה(א"י • PALESTINE • فلسطين
1934
١٩٣٩
Reverse
Value in Hebrew, English and Arabic around a central hole
Lettering:
5
מילים MILS
٥ ملات
Edge
Smooth
Comments
The 5 mils coin was issued in copper as opposed to copper-nickel in 1942 and 1944 during the Second World War so that the nickel could go towards the war effort. Both the 10 mils and 20 mils coins were also issued as copper coins between the years of 1942 to 1944.
For the Hebrew lettering of Palestine "פלשתינה" on the obverse side of the coin, there is a small acronym after it in brakes "(א"י)", which is shortened for "ארץ ישראל" (Land of Israel), the name used since biblical times to the present by the Jewish People for the geographical area that made up the lands of ancient Judea, the British Mandate of Palestine and later the State of Israel.