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Description:
Obverse
The face value in Hebrew and English, the State emblem, the word "Israel" in three languages and the mint year.
Reverse
The coin is graced with an artistic rendering of Samson wrestling with the fierce lion in the Philistine city of Timnat, in ancient Mesopotamian style typical of the Canaanite period. A stylized palm tree symbolizes the Land of Israel, where this scene took place.
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