20 Mils

Features

Issuer	British Palestine (Israel)
Period	British Mandate (1920-1948)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1927-1941
Value	20 Mils (0.020)
Currency	Pound (1927-1948)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	11.33 g
Diameter	30.5 mm
Thickness	2.2 mm
Shape	Round with a round hole
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	1952
Number	N# 9789
References	KM# 5 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 5 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). , Aharoni# 5 Eli Aharoni; 2015. Numismatica: Catalog for Collectors : Coins, Banknotes, Medals, Stamps, Tokens, Payment methods, Pins, and Biblical Coins. Self-published, Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Obverse

Central hole, encircled by a stylized olive wreath surrounded by Palestine in Hebrew, English, and Arabic with date in English and Arabic below

Scripts: Arabic, Hebrew, Latin

Lettering:
(פלשתינה(א"י • PALESTINE • فلسطين
1934
١٩٣٤

Translation:
Palestine Palestine Palestine
1934
1934

Reverse

Value in Hebrew, English and Arabic around a central hole

Scripts: Arabic, Hebrew, Latin

Lettering:
20 MILS
מיל
٢٠ مل

Edge

Plain

Mint

Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)

Comments

The 20 mils coin was issued in bronze 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 5 mils and 10 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.

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Date	Mintage	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1927	1 500 000	$ 15	$ 16	$ 20	$ 20	$ 170		65%
1927	66						Proof	0.7%
1933	250 000		$ 35	$ 43	$ 110			13%
1934	125 000		$ 70	$ 170				7%
1934							Proof	0.6%
1935	575 000	$ 9.30	$ 16	$ 20	$ 34	$ 440		32%
1940	200 000		$ 45	$ 52	$ 67			9%
1940							Proof	0.4%
1941	100 000		$ 100	$ 100	$ 340			7%
1941							Proof	0.9%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2026 April 6 Spotlight: Near East World and Ancient Coins Showcase Auction 61611 Lot 21479	6 Apr 2026	1927	UNC (NGC MS65)	USD 183.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232503 Lot 63281	9 Jan 2025	1927	UNC (NGC MS65)	USD 186.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232414 Lot 61371	28 Mar 2024	1927	UNC (NGC MS65)	USD 149.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232349 Lot 61375	30 Nov 2023	1927	UNC (NGC MS64)	USD 144.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 90 Lot 1799	18 Jul 2023	1927	UNC	USD 20.89 (EUR 18.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 80 Lot 769	5 Apr 2023	1927	UNC	USD 169.45 (EUR 146.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 146 Lot 3173	14 Dec 2024	1927	AU	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 152 Lot 2153	8 Mar 2025	1927	XF	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 119 Lot 2285	30 Mar 2024	1927	XF	USD 17.41 (EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 114 Lot 2051	24 Feb 2024	1927	XF	USD 10.45 (EUR 9.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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