Palestine pound
E57658
The Palestine pound was the official currency used in the British-administered territory of Palestine during the first half of the 20th century, pegged to and modeled on the British pound sterling.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| coinDenomination |
1 mil
ⓘ
10 mils ⓘ 100 mils ⓘ 2 mils ⓘ 20 mils ⓘ 5 mils ⓘ 50 mils ⓘ |
| countryOrRegionOfUse |
British Mandate for Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
British Mandate of Palestine
Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| denomination |
1 pound
ⓘ
10 pounds ⓘ 5 pounds ⓘ 50 pounds ⓘ 500 mils ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknote
ⓘ
coin ⓘ |
| endTime | 1952 ⓘ |
| follows | Egyptian pound ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
British Mandate for Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
British Mandate period
|
| ISO4217Code | none ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | Palestine Currency Board ⓘ |
| legalTenderEnd | 1952 ⓘ |
| legalTenderStart | 1 November 1927 ⓘ |
| modeledOn |
Pound sterling
ⓘ
surface form:
pound sterling
|
| monetarySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
Pound sterling
ⓘ
surface form:
pound sterling
|
| replacedBy |
Egyptian pound
ⓘ
Israeli lira ⓘ Jordanian dinar ⓘ Syrian pound ⓘ |
| scriptOnBanknotes |
Arabic script
ⓘ
Hebrew script ⓘ Latin script ⓘ |
| startTime | 1927 ⓘ |
| status | no longer in circulation ⓘ |
| subunit | mils ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 1 Palestine pound = 1000 mils ⓘ |
| symbol | £P ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions
ⓘ
government finance ⓘ international trade in the region ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Mandatory Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
British-administered Palestine
Kingdom of Jordan ⓘ
surface form:
Emirate of Transjordan
|
| writtenInLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.