Diameter: Ring: 23 mm. Center: 16 mm. Weight: 7 gr. Edge: Reeded. Thickness: 2.2 mm. Obverse: Palm tree with seven leaves and two baskets with dates; the emblem of the State of Israel; the words "for the redemption of Zion" in ancient and modern Hebrew; vertical lines. Origin of motif: Ancient coin from 69 C.E., the fourth year of the Jewish-Roman war, one year before the destruction of the Second Temple. Reverse: The denomination "10 New Sheqalim" and "Israel" in Hebrew, Arabic and English; the date in Hebrew; branch with dates, vertical lines. Alloy: Ring: Nickel Bonded Steel. Center: Aureate Bonded Bronze. Design: Reuven Nutels. Arabic caligraphy: Yousuf Wahba. Date of issue: February 7, 1995.
Israel New Sheqalim Special Issue
Obverse: An image of Golda Meir. All other details: unchanged. Design: Gabi Neuman. Year: 1995 Date of issue: June 27, 1995.
Well, here the link to more than 400 great images of bi-metall coins!!! World Bimetallic collection -from the left 435 coins from 95 countries in alphabethical order
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
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Diameter: Ring: 23 mm.
Center: 16 mm.
Weight: 7 gr.
Edge: Reeded.
Thickness: 2.2 mm.
Obverse: Palm tree with seven leaves and two baskets with dates; the emblem of the State of Israel; the words "for the redemption of Zion" in ancient and modern Hebrew; vertical lines.
Origin of motif: Ancient coin from 69 C.E., the fourth year of the Jewish-Roman war, one year before the destruction of the Second Temple.
Reverse: The denomination "10 New Sheqalim" and "Israel" in Hebrew, Arabic and English; the date in Hebrew; branch with dates, vertical lines.
Alloy: Ring: Nickel Bonded Steel.
Center: Aureate Bonded Bronze.
Design: Reuven Nutels.
Arabic caligraphy: Yousuf Wahba.
Date of issue: February 7, 1995.
Israel New Sheqalim Special Issue
Obverse: An image of Golda Meir.
All other details: unchanged.
Design: Gabi Neuman.
Year: 1995
Date of issue: June 27, 1995.
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Only 600,000 minted
World Bimetallic collection -from the left 435 coins from 95 countries in alphabethical order
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
Gene
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Member of Canadian Association of Token Collectors
Collector of:
Canadian coins and pre-confederation tokens
Darkside proof/mint sets dated 1960
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