Description:
Obverse
Anchor; "Israel" in Hebrew and Arabic.
The design is based off of a coin of Alexander Jannaeus (76-103 BCE).
Reverse
The denomination "1 Pruta" and the date in Hebrew; two stylized olive branches around the rim.
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