5 Mils


Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)	2.91 g	19.91 mm

Description

Issuer	British Palestine (Israel)
Period	British Mandate (1920-1948)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1927-1947
Value	5 Mils (0.005)
Currency	Pound (1927-1948)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	2.91 g
Diameter	19.91 mm
Thickness	1.34 mm
Shape	Round with a round hole
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	1952
Updated	2024-10-05

References

Numista	N#5654
Rarity index	7%

Reverse

Value in Hebrew, English and Arabic around a central hole

Scripts: Arabic, Hebrew, Latin

Lettering:
5
מילים MILS
٥ ملات

Edge

Plain

Comment

The 5 mils coin was issued in copper as opposed to copper-nickel in 1942 and 1944 during the Second World War so that the nickel could go towards the war effort. Both the 10 mils and 20 mils coins were also issued as bronze coins between the years of 1942 to 1944.

For the Hebrew lettering of Palestine "פלשתינה" on the obverse side of the coin, there is a small acronym after it in brackets "(א"י)", which is shortened for "ארץ ישראל" (Land of Israel), the name used since biblical times to the present by the Jewish People for the geographical area that made up the lands of ancient Judea, the British Mandate of Palestine and later the State of Israel.

Interesting fact

The 5 Mils coin from British Palestine (now Israel) was used during a time of great change in the region. In 1927, the coin was introduced as part of a new currency system implemented by the British Mandate, which governed Palestine at the time. The coin was used until 1947, when the British Mandate ended and the State of Israel was established. This coin is a tangible reminder of the complex history of the region and the transition from a colonial administration to an independent nation.