Palestine Currency Board Banknote, 500-mils
Palestine Currency Board, 500-mils Banknote
An engraving of Rachel’s Tomb, near Bethlehem, is reproduced on this British Mandate-era banknote. Although the terms of the Palestine Mandate required that the notes be printed in English, Arabic and Hebrew and that all three languages should refer to the territory as “Palestine”.
Palestine Mandate Banknotes - 500 Mils (£P½)
Size: 126x76 mm. / 5x3 inch.
Colour: Brown-purple
Obverse: Rachel’s Tomb, north of Bethlehem
Reverse: The Jerusalem Citadel – The Tower of David