Tag: palestine
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I believe this is an Egyptian bond from the 1940s, or donation receipt, for people to support the war in Palestine. I bought this one off eBay. The note’s denomination is 10 pounds. I’m interested in learning if these notes were bonds that got paid back or if they were donation receipts. I’ve read descriptions…
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During the British Mandate of Palestine, the Palestine Currency Board produced banknotes with values of 500 mils, 1 pound, 5 pounds, 10 pounds, 50 pounds and 100 pounds. One Palestine Pound Note from 1939.
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This is a press photo from 1956 showing British troops others evacuating Port Said, Egypt, during the Suez Crisis.
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This rare, historic emergency scrip was used during the 1956 Suez Crisis by the United Nations Emergency Force. It was created for UNEF peacekeepers to trade at camp stores in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. A booklet of these scrips was listed at a Spink London auction in April 2013, but the lot went unsold. The…
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