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2024-01-05 14:29:11 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6DE0757E29C7CDF6B3064EA198F23DA138B51F2E285563B506397045C5B80254
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Original Note:
The inscription reads 'א"י' the abbreviation for Eretz Yisrael, literally translating to Land of Israel. This coin is the 1mil (1000th of a pound) from British Mandate which is a territory not state. The oldest non bible record of this land being called Israel is 1213BCE https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hGneCwAAQBAJ&redir_esc=y https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5483.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131125014738/http://unispal.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/0/2FCA2C68106F11AB05256BCF007BF3CB
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