Buch: The Coins and Banknotes of Palestine Under the British Mandate, 1927 - 1947

The Coins and Banknotes of Palestine Under the British Mandate, 1927 - 1947

The Coins and Banknotes of Palestine Under the British Mandate, 1927 - 1947

Fachbuch

Produktinformation

Autor:Howard M. Berlin
Seiten: 152
Format:255 x 175 mm
Broschur
Klebebindung
Vertrieb: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina, and London
Auflage: Reprint of the libary bound edition, 2001
Sprache: Englisch

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ISBN 0-7864-2445-1

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Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
1. A Brief History of Palestine Up to 1948
What Is Palestine?
Palestine Prior to 1918
The Balfour Deckaration
The British Occupation and Mandate
The Pinal Partition of Palestine
2. The Palestine Currency Board
The Palestine Currency Order of 1927
The Formation and Operation of the Palestine Currency Board
Numismatic Changes During World War II
The Mandate's Final Years
Chronology Table
3. Coinage
Introduction
Arabic Numbers and Datin
1 Mil
2 Mils
5 Mils
10 Mils
20 Mils
50 Mils
100 Mils
1947 Dated Coins
Proof Coins and Sets
4. The 1927 Holyland Token
Origins
Coin or Token?
5. Banknotes
Introduction
Legends
Dates of Issue and Signatures
Watermark
Five Hundred Mils
One Palestine Pound
Five Palestine Pounds
Ten Palestine Pounds
Fifty Palestine Pounds
One Hundred Palestine Pounds
Cancellation of Regular Issued Banknotes
Specimen Banknotes
Between pages 84 and 85 are eight color plates containing 26 photographs
6. Vignettes on the Banknotes of the Palestine Currency Board
Rachel's Tomb
The Dome of the Rock
The Tower of Ramlah
The Citadel and Tower of David
7. Conterfeit Coins and Banknotes
Coins
Banknotes
Appendix A. Text of the Mandate of Palestine
Appendix B. Catalog Number Equivalents
Appendix C. Checklist for Collectors
Chapter Notes
References
Indes