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Palestine ... Mandate Info 101
marcmoish
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Informative little opening note from Stack's for 7 lots of Palestine coins being offered this month - seems to be a small collection from a decades held collector up for sale. While I note some "UNC's" I'm unsure what actual grades are ...also you have many put away in PVC holders (ouch) ... I might stop by to check these out and then some.
Arab areas of the Ottoman Turkish Empire were conquered by the British army in 1917-1918. Instead of colonies of the victors, the territories became Mandates under the League of Nations. Syria and Lebanon were apportioned to France, Iraq, Transjordan and Palestine to Britain. Palestine had discussed with Arab leaders, who wanted it to be part of the independent Arab kingdom under Amir Faisal that was destroyed by the French. At the same time, the British Balfour Declaration announced support for "a National Home for the Jewish people" in Palestine, encouraging Dr. Chaim Weizmann and the Zionist Movement to accelerate Jewish immigration, land purchase, settlement and development. Palestinian Arabs resisted every step toward the "National Home," including proclamation of Hebrew as one of the three official languages. Coins and currency of the Palestine Currency Board were introduced on the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration in 1927. Controversy erupted with the tri-lingual legends, the English name PALESTINE and Arabic Filastin. However, the Hebrew Palastina was followed by the initials (E.I.), standing for Eretz Yisrael, Land of Israel. The Palestine Currency Board proved conservative, stable and enduring. Unable to come up with a distinctive name acceptable to all, it called the new unit the Palestine Pound divided into 1,000 Mils. Seven coin denominations were struck: .720 Silver 100 and 50 Mils; holed Copper-nickel 20, 10, 5 Mils; Bronze 2 Mils and 1 Mil. During World War the 20, 10 and 5 Mils appeared in Bronze. Disregarding the non-collectible 1947 coins, there are 59 collectible dates of Palestine coins, most of which appear in the lots below.
Arab areas of the Ottoman Turkish Empire were conquered by the British army in 1917-1918. Instead of colonies of the victors, the territories became Mandates under the League of Nations. Syria and Lebanon were apportioned to France, Iraq, Transjordan and Palestine to Britain. Palestine had discussed with Arab leaders, who wanted it to be part of the independent Arab kingdom under Amir Faisal that was destroyed by the French. At the same time, the British Balfour Declaration announced support for "a National Home for the Jewish people" in Palestine, encouraging Dr. Chaim Weizmann and the Zionist Movement to accelerate Jewish immigration, land purchase, settlement and development. Palestinian Arabs resisted every step toward the "National Home," including proclamation of Hebrew as one of the three official languages. Coins and currency of the Palestine Currency Board were introduced on the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration in 1927. Controversy erupted with the tri-lingual legends, the English name PALESTINE and Arabic Filastin. However, the Hebrew Palastina was followed by the initials (E.I.), standing for Eretz Yisrael, Land of Israel. The Palestine Currency Board proved conservative, stable and enduring. Unable to come up with a distinctive name acceptable to all, it called the new unit the Palestine Pound divided into 1,000 Mils. Seven coin denominations were struck: .720 Silver 100 and 50 Mils; holed Copper-nickel 20, 10, 5 Mils; Bronze 2 Mils and 1 Mil. During World War the 20, 10 and 5 Mils appeared in Bronze. Disregarding the non-collectible 1947 coins, there are 59 collectible dates of Palestine coins, most of which appear in the lots below.
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