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ISRAEL
KM 12 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
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ISRAEL
KM 12 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
| Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
| 25 prutah | 19.5 | 2.8 | Milled | Copper-Nickel | Medal |
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Inscription "Israel" in Hebrew and Arabic.
Cluster of grapes. 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 "25 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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