ISRAEL 

KM 156

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
1 agora 17.0 2.0   Smooth Aluminum-Bronze Medal
Obverse Reverse
Ancient galley, the emblem of the State of Israel, title of state in Hebrew, English and Arabic. Origin of motif: coin from the period of John Hyrcanus I (135 - 104 B.C.E.).

John Hyrcanus (Yohanan Girhan) (reigned 134 BCE - 104 BCE, died 104 BCE) was a Hasmonean (Maccabeean) leader of the 2nd century BC.

 

The denomination "1" on a square background, "Agora" in Hebrew and English, the year of minting in (JE5748 = AD1988) Hebrew.