ISRAEL
KM 24.1 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge - Plain | Composition | Rotation |
1 agorah | 20.0 | 1.03 | Shape - Scalloped | Aluminum | Medal |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
Inscriptions "Israel" in Hebrew and Arabic,
three ears of barley.
Origin of motif: coin of Agrippa I (37 - 44
C.E.). Agrippa I also called the Great (10 BC - 44 AD), King of the
Jews, was the grandson of Herod the Great, and son of Aristobulus IV and
Berenice. |
The denomination "1 agorah" in Hebrew, the year of minting in Hebrew. (JE5722 = 1962). After the government decided to change the division of the Israel pound from 1,000 prutot to 100 agorot, the new coins were put into circulation starting 1.01.1960. |