Coins
In 1928, coins were introduced in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 mils. The 1 and 2 mils were struck in bronze, whilst the 5, 10 and 20 mils were holed, cupro-nickel coins, except for during World War II, when they were also minted in bronze. The 50 and 100 mils coins were struck in .720 silver.
All the denominations were trilingual in Arabic, English and Hebrew. The Hebrew inscription includes the initials Alef Yud after "Palestina", for "Eretz Yisrael" (Land of Israel). The last coins were issued for circulation in 1946, with all 1947 dated coins being melted down.
| Palestinian Pound Coinage | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Value | Technical parameters | Description | Date of first minting | ||||
| Diameter | Mass | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse | |||
| 1 mil | 21 mm | 3.23 g | Bronze | Plain | "Palestine" in Arabic, English, and Hebrew, year of minting |
Value in Arabic, English, and Hebrew, olive sprig |
1927 | |
| 2 mils | 28 mm | 7.77 g | ||||||
| 5 mils | 20 mm | 2.91 g | Cupro-nickel | Value in Arabic, English, and Hebrew | ||||
| 10 mils | 27 mm | 6.47 g | ||||||
| 20 mils | 30.5 mm | 11.33 g | ||||||
| 50 mils | 23.5 mm | 5.83 g | 720‰ Silver | Reeded | "Palestine" in Arabic, English, and Hebrew, year of minting, olive sprig |
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| 100 mils | 29 mm | 11.66 g | ||||||
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