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2025-05-19 01:07:12 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BBA47C08F4BD0584ACE4D73CEA6B7B7E9412702920984FD3386A7067D273C345
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Original Note:
The word "Palestine" on those coins doesn't refer to an independent country, but to Mandatory Palestine that was a part of the British empire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandatory_Palestine To conform to the Balfour Declaration, the coins also contain two Hebrew letters א"י - an abbreviation for "The Land of Israel". https://www.bnaibrith.org/about-us/programs/for-culture-and-education/museum-and-archives/palestine-mandate-coins/palestine-mandate-coins-design-controversy/#:~:text=To%20conform%20to%20the%20Balfour%20Declaration%2C%20two%20additional%20Hebrew%20letters%20were%20added%20in%20parentheses%20next%20to%20the%20Hebrew%20script%20on%20the%20coins.%20These%20letters%2C%20the%20aleph%20and%20yod%2C%20were%20an%20abbreviation%20for%20Eretz%20Yisra%E2%80%99el%2C%E2%80%9DThe%20Land%20of%20Israel.%E2%80%9D
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