Description: RARE!! 1938 Palestine 1/2 Mil Kofer HaYishuv coin token½ Mil - Kofer HaYishuv Hagana Defence Token FeaturesLocationBritish Palestine (Israel) TypeTrade tokens › Taxation tokenYear5699 (1939)CalendarHebrewValue½ Mil (0.0005)CompositionBrassWeight1.07 gDiameter18 mmShapeRoundDemonetizedYesNumberN#115219ReferencesX# Tn4 ObverseShield dividing date and legend around.Lettering: כפר הישוב תר צט בר-תו 1/2 מילTranslation: Kofer HaYishuv 5699 (1939) Bar-Tu 1/2 mil receiptReverseDebossed mirror image of obverse (uniface)EdgePlainCommentsUniface. Struck in the Plitz factory in Holon. The British Government did not object to the issue of these tokens which circulated until the 1950s as coins. "Kofer Hayishuv" was an emergency taxation fund, established in 1938 for the purpose of financing security and other needs of the Jewish community ("Yishuv") in British Mandatory Palestine. The Kofer Hayishuv tax was levied on a multitude of services, for which a variety of receipts were issued, mostly in the form of paper chits or stamps. Only one metal token was issued, in 1939, which quickly became a de facto means of payment of general services, such as public transportation provided by Jewish-owned bus cooperatives. With the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, the use of Kofer Hayishuv tokens was abandoned. RARE!! 1938 Palestine 1/2 Mil Kofer HaYishuv coin token
Price: 21 USD
Location: Livingston, New Jersey
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Denomination: 1/2 Mil
Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
Composition: Brass
Year: 1938
Color: Bronze
Fineness: 0.999
Grade: Ungraded
KM Number: N#115219
Country/Region of Manufacture: Palestine
Certification: Uncertified
