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½ New Sheqel (Hanukkah Mint Set - The Menorah - End of the 50th Anniversary Year of Israel)
Country: Israel
Denomination: 1/2 New Sheqel
0.5 ILS = 0.14 USD
Year: 5759 (1998)
Material: Bronze
Weight: 6.5 g
Shape: Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Diameter: 26 mm
Type: Non circulating coin
Catalog list: israel
Description:
Obverse
The denomination "1/2 New Sheqel" in Hebrew and English; the date in Hebrew; "Israel" in Hebrew, Arabic and English; with the word "Hanukka" in Hebrew and English separated by a tiny candelabrum.
Reverse
The menorah standing in the Knesset courtyard
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