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Detailed information about coin type: Five Mils (CuproNickel) from Palestine (British Mandate):
| Description | Composition: 75% copper, 25% nickel. |
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| Country | Palestine (British Mandate) | Currency | Palestine Pound |
| Sub-type of | Five Mils | Sub-types | |
| Face value | 5 (x Mil) | ||
| Years produced | 1927 - 1947 | Current | No (demonetised 1948) |
| Material | CuproNickel | Designer | Austen St. Barbe Harrison |
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round |
| Size (mm) | 20 | Thickness (mm) | |
| Mass (g) | 2.9100 | ||
| Obverse | Olive wreath around a central hole. Around that, inscription PALESTINE, in English, Hebrew and Arabic. Below that, the date in international and Arab numerals. |
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| Obverse inscription | PALESTINE [year] | ||
| Reverse | The value, 5 MILS ٥, in English, Hebrew and Arabic around a central hole. |
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| Reverse inscription | 5 MILS ٥ | ||
| Edge | Plain | Edge inscription | None |
| Notes | References to additional information: [Book] Berlin, Howard M. 2001. The Coins and Banknotes of Palestine Under the British Mandate, 1927-1947. |
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Palestine 1927 5 mils Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles source |
Palestine 1927 5 mils Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles source |
| Name | Mintage | Reign | Effigy | Legend |
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| Five Mils 1927 | 10,000,068 | (פלשתינה (א"י PALESTINE فلسطين ١٩٢٧ 1927 | ||
| Five Mils 1934 | 500,000 | (פלשתינה (א"י PALESTINE فلسطين ١٩٣٤ 1934 | ||
| Five Mils 1935 | 2,700,000 | (פלשתינה (א"י PALESTINE فلسطين ١٩٣٥ 1935 | ||
| Five Mils 1939 | 2,000,000 | (פלשתינה (א"י PALESTINE فلسطين ١٩٣٩ 1939 | ||
| Five Mils 1941 | 400,000 | (פלשתינה (א"י PALESTINE فلسطين ١٩٤١ 1941 | ||
| Five Mils 1946 | 1,000,000 | (פלשתינה (א"י PALESTINE فلسطين ١٩٤٦ 1946 | ||
| Five Mils 1947 | 1,000,000 | (פלשתינה (א"י PALESTINE فلسطين ١٩٤٧ 1947 |