Description:
Obverse
The face value in Hebrew and Latin characters. The emblem of the State of Israel, word "Israel" in Hebrew, English and Arabic and the mint year.
Reverse
Kidron Valley Monuments, stressing Absolom's Tomb, Olive trees allude to the Mt. of Olives (Gethsemane). In the background, the hills of Jerusalem and the Old City walls. The words "Valley of Kidron" in English and Hebrew.
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