ISRAEL 

KM 237

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge - Smooth Composition Rotation
5 new sheqalim 24.0 8.2 2.4 Shape - 12-sided Copper-Nickel Medal
Obverse Reverse

Inscriptions on the upper arch: title of state in Hebrew, Arabic and English, the year of minting (JE5753 = AD1993) in Hebrew. In the center: denomination "5". Below - "New sheqalim" in Hebrew, Arabic and English. Beaded circle along the rim.

The emblem of the State of Israel, portrait of C. Weizmann. Beaded circle along the rim.

Chaim Azriel Weizmann (1874 - 1952) was the first President of the State of Israel. He was elected on February 1, 1949, and served until 1952.