Description:
Obverse
Replica of the capital and part of a pillar, of the 7th of 8th century BCE, found at Ramat Rachel on the outskirts of Jerusalem, in the proto-Aeolic Phoenician style which was introduced by foreign craftsmen engaged for the construction of theTemple of Solomon. On the pillar, in three lines, the name "Israel" in Hebrew and in Arabic, with the year 1964 and its Hebrew rendering. The face value "5 Israeli Lirot" appears in Hebrew,upper right.
Reverse
A stylized relief of the buildings on 'Museum Hill'. In the lower border, the words "Israel Museum Jerusalem" in Hebrew.
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