Palestine - 20 Mils 1935 - British Mandate - NGC MS 61 - KM#5

Palestine - 20 Mils 1935 - British Mandate - NGC MS 61 - KM#5 A 1935 Palestine 20 Mils coin issued during the British Mandate period. The mil was the monetary unit used in Mandatory Palestine, with 1,000 mils equal to one Palestine pound. Obverse: A central round hole surrounded by a wreath of olive branches. The country name appears around the perimeter in the three languages used on Mandatory Palestine coinage: "PALESTINE" "فلسطين" ("Palestine") "פלשתינה (א"י)" ("Palestine - Eretz Israel") The date 1935 appears below together with the date in Arabic numerals. Reverse: A central round hole. The denomination 20 Mils appears around it in English, Hebrew and Arabic, with the numeral "20" above. Metal: Copper-nickel. Weight: 11.33 g. Diameter: 30.5 mm. Thickness: 2.2 mm. Mintage: 575,000. Catalog: KM#5. Certified by NGC as MS 61. Holder label: "1935 PALESTINE 20M" "MS 61" Certification No.: 4430476-006.