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20 Mils
| Issuer | British Palestine |
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| Year | 1942-1944 |
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| Value | 20 Mils (0.020) |
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| Reverse script | Arabic, Hebrew, Latin |
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| Mintage | 1942 - - 1,100,000 1944 - - 1,000,000 |
| Additional information |
Palestine's wartime coinage was struck in bronze rather than the cupro-nickel used for earlier issues because nickel had been diverted to Allied munitions production. The 1942–1944 run of this denomination was produced at the Royal Mint under extraordinary logistical pressure, with the Mandate administration simultaneously managing supply lines to Montgomery's forces in North Africa.
Hoarding was common among the civilian population during these years, which partly explains why circulated examples outnumber uncirculated survivors in most collections.