Palestine - Group of 10 British Mandate 5 Mils Coins, 1927-1946 - Copper-Nickel, KM# 3 - Very Fine

Palestine - Group of 10 British Mandate 5 Mils Coins, 1927-1946 - Copper-Nickel, KM# 3 - Very Fine A group of 10 Palestine 5 Mils coins issued during the British Mandate, dated 1927, 1934 (3 coins), 1939, 1941 (2 coins), 1942, 1944 and 1946. The mil was the commonly used Hebrew name for the coinage unit that served as legal tender in Palestine during the British Mandate. It later became the official name of the coinage unit in the State of Israel until 1952. Obverse: The name “PALESTINE” appears in English, Hebrew and Arabic. Below the central hole appear the Gregorian date and the date in Arabic numerals. An olive-branch wreath surrounds the hole. Reverse: The denomination numeral “5” appears above the central hole. Around the rim appears the denomination “5 Mils” in Hebrew, English and Arabic.