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

Twenty Mils, Coin Type from Palestine (British Mandate) (issued 1927 - 1944)
Coin TypeTwenty 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, 20 מיל MILS ٢٠ مل, in English, Hebrew and Arabic around a central hole.

Reverse Inscription 20 מיל MILS ٢٠ مل
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.

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Coin Type: Twenty Mils - (8) Coins
Coin NameReverseObverseDetails
Twenty Mils 1927 Palestine (British Mandate) / Twenty Mils 1927 - reverse photo Palestine (British Mandate) / Twenty Mils 1927 - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 1,500,068
Twenty Mils 1933 Palestine (British Mandate) / Twenty Mils 1933 - reverse photo Palestine (British Mandate) / Twenty Mils 1933 - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 250,000
Twenty Mils 1934 Palestine (British Mandate) / Twenty Mils 1934 - reverse photo Palestine (British Mandate) / Twenty Mils 1934 - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 125,000
Twenty Mils 1935 Palestine (British Mandate) / Twenty Mils 1935 - reverse photo Palestine (British Mandate) / Twenty Mils 1935 - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 575,000
Twenty Mils 1940 Palestine (British Mandate) / Twenty Mils 1940 - reverse photo Palestine (British Mandate) / Twenty Mils 1940 - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 200,000
Twenty Mils 1941 Palestine (British Mandate) / Twenty Mils 1941 - reverse photo Palestine (British Mandate) / Twenty Mils 1941 - obverse photo Material: CuproNickel
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 100,000
Twenty Mils 1942 Palestine (British Mandate) / Twenty Mils 1942 - reverse photo Palestine (British Mandate) / Twenty Mils 1942 - obverse photo Material: Bronze
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 1,100,000
Twenty Mils 1944 Palestine (British Mandate) / Twenty Mils 1944 - reverse photo Palestine (British Mandate) / Twenty Mils 1944 - obverse photo Material: Bronze
Mint: Royal Mint
Mintage: 1,000,000
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Twenty Mils: Details
CountryPalestine (British Mandate)
CurrencyPalestine Pound
Sub-types Twenty Mils (CuproNickel)
Twenty Mils (Bronze)
From1927
To1944
Face Value20 (x Mil)
CurrentNo (demonetised 1948)
Material
DesignerAusten St. Barbe Harrison
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound with hole
Size30.5000 mm
Mass11.3300 g
Twenty Mils: Photos
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Twenty Mils: Photo Palestine 1927 20 mils Palestine 1927 20 mils
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Notes: CuproNickel (1927 - 1941).
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Twenty Mils: Photo Palestine 1944 20 mils Palestine 1944 20 mils
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Notes: Bronze (1942, 1943).
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Twenty Mils: Photo Palestine 1927 20 mils Palestine 1927 20 mils
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Notes: CuproNickel (1927 - 1941).
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Twenty Mils: Photo Palestine 1944 20 mils Palestine 1944 20 mils
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Notes: Bronze (1942, 1943).
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