Description:
Obverse
An olive branch bearing ten leaves and three olives, (13) representing Bar Mitzvah and thirteen Years of Israel Statehood.
Israel in Hebrew & Arabic
Hebrew Date 1961 / 5721
Reverse
Stylized reproduction of a Holy Ark as depicted on a gold-glass vessel painted in the 13th century AD, and presently owned by the Vatican. Inside the Ark, Torah scrolls are visible, and steps lead up to its doors. To the side of the ark are the words בר מצוה (Bar Mitzvah)
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