Description:
Obverse
The face value (stylized 2 in background); the Israel State emblem, word "Israel" in Hebrew, Arabic and Latin characters and mint year.
Reverse
An open book with the letters of the Hebrew alphabet rising from it like a flame.
Star Below Book
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