ISRAEL 

KM 146

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
100 shequalim 29.0 10.8   Slant-structured, wide and deep reeds. Copper-Nickel Medal
Obverse Reverse
 

Replica of a coin issued by Mattathias Antigonus (37 - 40 B.C.E.) with the seven-branched candelabrum, the emblem of the State of Israel, title of state in Hebrew, Arabic and English.

 

The denomination "100", "sheqalim" in Hebrew and English, the year of minting (JE5745 = AD1984) in Hebrew.
Inscription on lower arch: "Hanukka" in English and in Hebrew.

Hanukkah, the Festival of Rededication (also known as the Festival of Lights)
is an eight-day Jewish holiday.