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[[Image:Palestine 1940 20 mils obv Goldberg 70-4443.jpg|300px|thumb|Goldberg sale 70, lot 4443]]<br />
[[Image:Palestine 1940 20 mils rev Goldberg 70-4443.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Goldberg Coins & Collectibles]]<br />
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[[Palestine]] was long a province of the Ottoman Empire when Britain occupied it as a League of Nations mandate in 1920, disappointing both Jews and Arabs. British officials had made vague promises to both groups during World War One then decided to keep the region for Britain to protect their interests in the Suez Canal. Hopelessly embroiled in the Arab-Jewish conflict, Britain bailed out in 1948, enabling Israel to obtain its independence. The Palestinian currency was the pound, divided into one thousand mils but the largest coin issued was the [[Palestine 1940 100 mils|hundred mils]]. This type was struck 1927-47; the 1940 is a better date and the first specimen was from a recent William Rosenblum sale (Littleton, CO, February 2012). The second specimen was lot 4443 in Goldberg sale 70 (Los Angeles, September 2012), where it sold for $891.25. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Palestine. 20 Mils, 1940. Pop 3, 1 finer in MS 64 at PCGS. PCGS graded MS-63. Jerusalem Collection." <br />
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''Recorded mintage:'' 200,000.<br />
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''Specification:'' copper-nickel.<br />
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''Catalog reference:'' KM 5.<br />
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''<br />
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.<br />
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ira and Larry Goldberg, ''Goldberg sale 70: The Pre-Long Beach Auction,'' Los Angeles, CA: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2012. <br />
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''Link to:''<br />
* [[Palestine 1934 20 mils|1934 20 mils]]<br />
* [[Palestine 1940 mil|1940 mil]]<br />
* [[Palestine 1940 10 mils|1940 10 mils]]<br />
* [[Palestine 1940 50 mils|1940 50 mils]]<br />
* [[Palestine 1940 100 mils|1940 100 mils]]<br />
* [[Palestine 1941 20 mils|1941 20 mils]]<br />
* [[Coins and currency dated 1940]]<br />
* return to coins of [[Palestine]]<br />
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