Great material in auction. I ended up getting this low mintage early Israel statehood silver Crown, which has a very nice look in my view.
Year: 1949 Country: Israel Denomination: 500 Prutah Mintage: 34,000 Weight: 25.5 g Silver Composition: .500 Km #16
Obverse: Features three pomegranates. The word Israel is written in Hebrew and Arabic. The origin of the obverse design is modeled after an ancient coin minted during the war of the Jews against Rome (66-70 AD).
Reverse: Features the denomination "500 Pruta" and the date in Hebrew with stylized olive branches around the rim.
Comments
Year: 1949
Country: Israel
Denomination: 500 Prutah
Mintage: 34,000
Weight: 25.5 g
Silver Composition: .500
Km #16
Obverse: Features three pomegranates. The word Israel is written in Hebrew and Arabic. The origin of the obverse design is modeled after an ancient coin minted during the war of the Jews against Rome (66-70 AD).
Reverse: Features the denomination "500 Pruta" and the date in Hebrew with stylized olive branches around the rim.