Five Mils, Coin Type from Palestine (British Mandate) - detailed information

Five Mils, Coin Type from Palestine (British Mandate) (issued 1927 - 1947)
Coin TypeFive Mils

The coins were made of cupro-nickel with the exception of the years 1942 and 1944, when they were bronze.

Copper-nickel composition: 75% copper, 25% nickel. Bronze composition: 97% copper, 2.5% zinc, 0.5% tin.

Obverse

Olive wreath around a central hole. Around that inscription (פלשתינה (א"י PALESTINE فلسطين (Palestine in English, Hebrew and Arabic). Below that, the date in international and Arab numerals.
Obverse Inscription (פלשתינה (א"י PALESTINE فلسطين [year]
Reverse

The value, מילים 5 MILS ٥ ملات, in English, Hebrew and Arabic around a central hole.
Reverse Inscription מילים 5 MILS ٥ ملات
EdgePlainEdge InscriptionNone
Notes

References to additional information:

[Book] Remick, Jerome. 1971. The Guide Book and Catalogue to British Commonwealth Coins., pp 477-479
[Book] Berlin, Howard M. 2001. The Coins and Banknotes of Palestine Under the British Mandate, 1927-1947.

Coin Type: Five Mils - (9) Coins
Coin NameMintageEffigyLegend
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 1942 2,700,000 (פלשתינה (א"י PALESTINE فلسطين ١٩٤٢ 1942
Five Mils 1944 1,000,000 (פלשתינה (א"י PALESTINE فلسطين ١٩٤٤ 1944
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
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Five Mils: Details
CountryPalestine (British Mandate)
CurrencyPalestine Pound
Sub-types Five Mils (CuproNickel)
Five Mils (Bronze)
From1927
To1947
Face Value5 (x Mil)
CurrentNo (demonetised 1948)
Material
DesignerAusten St. Barbe Harrison
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound with hole
Size20.0000 mm
Mass2.9100 g
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Five Mils: Photos
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Palestine 1927 5 mils
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Notes: CuproNickel (1927 - 1947).
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Palestine 1942 5 mils
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Notes: Bronze (1942, 1944).
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Palestine 1927 5 mils
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Notes: CuproNickel (1927 - 1947).
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Palestine 1942 5 mils
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Notes: Bronze (1942, 1944).
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Sheqel: British Mandate of Palestine 1927 - 1947