10 Mil Coin – Palestine (E.I.) 1927, pierced

Original coin from the British Mandate period in Palestine, with a face value of 10 mils, from 1927 – the first year of issue for Mandate coins. A perforated coin with a hole in its center, larger than its smaller 5-mil counterpart.

Obverse: A wreath of leaves surrounds the central hole, with the value 10 and the inscription MILS in the three official languages – English, Hebrew, and Arabic – around it.

Reverse: The name of the country in three languages around the hole – PALESTINE in English, Palestine (E.I.) in Hebrew and Arabic. In the center, the year of issue 1927 in Western numerals, and below it the same year in Arabic numerals.

An original item from the first year of issue, in preserved condition as shown in the pictures.