Description:
Obverse
In the upper right a portrayal of Theodore Herzl in an incuse rectangle with rounded corners. In the lower border, center, is the Israel State Emblem and left, in Hebrew, "It is no legend", part of Herzl's famous saying: "If you will it, it is no legend".
Reverse
In the center, the Israel State Emblem and around it in the border, the face value "Twenty Israeli Lirot" in Hebrew. Around the lower border, the years 5620-5720 1860-1960.
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