5 Lirot (Independence - Bar Mitzvah) Coin

5 Lirot (Independence - Bar Mitzvah)

Country: Israel
Denomination: 5 Lirot (5 ILP)
Year: 5721 (1961)
Material: Silver (.900)
Weight: 25 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 34 mm
Type: Non circulating coin
Catalog list: israel

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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