Banknotes
On 1 November 1927, banknotes were introduced by the Palestine Currency Board in denominations of 500 mils, 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 pounds. Notes were issued with dates as late as 15 August 1945.
| Palestinian Pound Banknotes | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Value | Dimensions | Main Colour | Description | Date of first printing | Quantity circulated at the end of the Mandate | |||||
| Obverse | Reverse | Obverse | Reverse | Watermark | |||||||
| 500 mils | 127 × 76 mm | Purple | Rachel's Tomb | Citadel and Tower of David | Olive sprig | 1 September 1927 | 1,872,811 | ||||
| he:קובץ:1 p back.JPG | 1 pound | 166 × 89 mm | Yellowish green | Dome of the Rock | 9,413,578 | ||||||
| he:קובץ:5p front.jpg | he:קובץ:5p back.jpg | 5 pounds | 192 × 103 mm | Red | Tower of Ramla | 3,909,230 | |||||
| he:קובץ:10 p back.JPG | 10 pounds | Blue | 2,004,128 | ||||||||
| he:קובץ:Pound 50 1929.jpg | 50 pounds | Purple | 20,577 | ||||||||
| he:קובץ:100-palestinian-pounds.jpg | 100 pounds | Green | 1,587 | ||||||||
The 100 pound note was equivalent to 40 months wages of a skilled worker in Palestine. Currently six of them are unaccounted for and four are known to exist in the hand of collectors. Their serial numbers and dates are:
- A000719 - 1 September 1927
- A000935 - 1 September 1927
- A001020 – 30 September 1929
- A001088 – 30 September 1929
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