Description:
Obverse
Replica of a coin issued by Mattathias Antigonus (37 - 40 B.C.E.) with the seven-branched candelabrum; the emblem of the State of Israel; "Israel" in Hebrew, English and Arabic
Reverse
Value and year with a Hanukkiah at the bottom
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