ISRAEL
KM 118 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
5 shequalim | 24.0 | 6.1 | Milled | Aluminum-Bronze | Medal |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
Double cornucopia with pendant ribbon, the
emblem of the State of Israel, title of state in Hebrew, Arabic and
English. Origin of motif: coin from the period of John Hyrcanus I (135 - 104 B.C.E.). John Hyrcanus (Yohanan Girhan) (died 104 BCE) was a Hasmonean (Maccabeean) leader of the 2nd century BC. |
The denomination "5" between two stars; "sheqalim" in Hebrew and English, the year of minting (JE5744 = AD1984) in Hebrew. Alexander Jannaeus was the first of the Jewish kings to introduce the "eight-ray star" or "eight-spoked wheel" symbol, in his bronze "Widow's mite" coins. |