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ISRAEL
KM 10 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
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ISRAEL
KM 10 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
| Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
| 5 prutah | 20.0 | 3.2 | Smooth | Bronze | Medal |
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Inscriptions "Israel" in Hebrew and
Arabic. Four-stringed lyre. Origin of motif: Bar-Kochba coin (132 - 135 C.E.). Simon bar Kokhba was the last Jewish monarch of Judea. |
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The denomination "5 Pruta" and year of minting in Hebrew (JE5709 =AD1949), two stylized olive branches around the rim. Coins occur with and without a small pearl under the bar connecting the wreath.
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