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  2. Palestine pound - Wikipedia

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    The £P1 gold coin would contain 123.27447 grains of standard gold. [7] The enabling legislation was the Palestine Currency Order, 1927, signed by the King in February 1927. [8] The Palestine pound became legal tender on 1 November 1927. [9]

  3. Israeli pruta - Wikipedia

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    The pruta was introduced shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel, as the 1000th part of the Israeli pound.It replaced the mil, which was the 1000th part of the Palestine pound, a currency issued by the British Mandate of Palestine prior to May 1948.

  4. Postage stamps and postal history of Palestine - Wikipedia

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    When discussing the pre-1948 postal history, most philatelists refer to this geographic area as Palestine or the Holy Land, though some also use Eretz Israel. This article surveys the postal history leading up to the area's two current postal administrations, that of the State of Israel and the Palestinian National Authority .

  5. British currency in the Middle East - Wikipedia

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    The Palestine pound was not, however, used in conjunction with the normal sterling shillings and pence coinage. It was used with a decimal system in which it was divided into 1,000 mils. The Currency Board was dissolved in May 1948, with the end of the British Mandate, but the Palestinian pound continued in circulation for a transitional period:

  6. Postage stamps and postal history of the Palestinian National ...

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    The first PNA stamps, printed by German state printer Bundesdruckerei Berlin, used the currency designation mils (which was the currency of the British Mandate of Palestine between 1927 and 1948). Israel protested over this issue, and all early stamps issued in 1994 had to be overprinted with fils (1/1000 of a Jordanian dinar ), as illustrated ...

  7. History of Palestine - Wikipedia

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    Maps of Ottoman Palestine showing the Kaza subdivisions. Part of a series on the History of Palestine Prehistory Natufian culture Pre-Pottery Tahunian Ghassulian Jericho Ancient history Canaan Phoenicia Egyptian Empire Ancient Israel and Judah (Israel, Judah) Philistia Philistines Neo-Assyrian Empire Neo-Babylonian Empire Achaemenid Empire Classical period Hellenistic Palestine (Seleucus ...

  8. List of Palestinian flags - Wikipedia

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    The Union Jack defaced with the phrase "Palestine High Commissioner". 1927–1948: Palestine maritime ensign A Red Ensign with the word "Palestine" on a white disc, flown by ships registered in the British Mandate territory. 1929–1948: Customs and Postal Banner of Palestine: A Blue Ensign with the word "Palestine" on a white disc. 1936–1939

  9. Postage stamps and postal history of Israel - Wikipedia

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    The postage stamps and postal history of Israel is a survey of the postage stamps issued by the state of Israel, and its postal history, since independence was proclaimed on May 14, 1948. The first postage stamps were issued two days later on May 16, 1948. [1] Pre-1948 postal history is discussed in postage stamps and postal history of Palestine.