Anglo-Palestine Bank (as issuer of currency in Mandatory Palestine)

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Anglo-Palestine Bank was a Zionist-founded financial institution that functioned as the de facto central bank and primary issuer of currency in Mandatory Palestine before the establishment of the Bank of Israel.

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Zionist institution ⓘ
commercial bank ⓘ
issuing bank ⓘ
collaboratedWith Jewish Agency for Palestine ⓘ
World Zionist Organization ⓘ
country Mandatory Palestine ⓘ
currencyRole acted as issuing institution for Jewish community currency instruments before Bank of Israel ⓘ
founded 1902 ⓘ
foundedAs subsidiary of the Jewish Colonial Trust ⓘ
foundedBy Jewish Colonial Trust ⓘ
Zionist movement ⓘ
linked to: Zionism
foundedIn London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
headquartersLocation Jaffa ⓘ
Tel Aviv ⓘ
historicalContext British Mandate for Palestine ⓘ
late Ottoman Empire period in Palestine ⓘ
industry financial services ⓘ
issued Anglo-Palestine Bank banknotes ⓘ
Palestine pound banknotes for the Jewish community ⓘ
Palestine pound notes bearing its name in Hebrew and English ⓘ
legalForm joint-stock company ⓘ
mainClientele Yishuv (Jewish community in Palestine) ⓘ
linked to: Yishuv
notableFor issuing banknotes used by the Jewish community in Mandatory Palestine ⓘ
role in pre-state Jewish economic development ⓘ
operatedIn Mandatory Palestine ⓘ
Ottoman Palestine ⓘ
State of Israel ⓘ
linked to: Israel
preceded Bank of Israel as central monetary institution for the Jewish community ⓘ
predecessorOf Bank Leumi ⓘ
provided credit to Jewish farmers in Palestine ⓘ
credit to Jewish industrial enterprises in Palestine ⓘ
credit to Jewish municipalities in Palestine ⓘ
regulated banking services for the Jewish community in Mandatory Palestine ⓘ
renamedAs Bank Leumi Le-Israel ⓘ
linked to: Bank Leumi
renamedIn 1950 ⓘ
role de facto central bank of the Jewish community in Mandatory Palestine ⓘ
primary issuer of currency in Mandatory Palestine for the Jewish community ⓘ
sector banking ⓘ
servedAs financial arm of the Zionist movement in Palestine ⓘ
key institution in building the economic infrastructure of the future State of Israel ⓘ
servedCommunity Jewish Yishuv under the British Mandate ⓘ
statusAfter1948 major commercial bank in the State of Israel ⓘ
supported Jewish settlement in Palestine ⓘ
agricultural colonies in Palestine ⓘ
urban development in Jewish towns in Palestine ⓘ

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Bank of Israel → predecessor → Anglo-Palestine Bank (as issuer of currency in Mandatory Palestine) ⓘ
Bank of Israel → predecessor → Anglo-Palestine Bank (as issuer of currency) ⓘ
subject linked to: BOI
linked to: Anglo-Palestine Bank (as issuer of currency in Mandatory Palestine)