ISRAEL 

KM 160

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
1 new sheqel 18.0 4.0   Smooth Copper-Nickel Medal
Obverse Reverse
The denomination "1 New Sheqel" in Hebrew and English; the year of minting (JE57 = AD19) in Hebrew, "Israel" in Hebrew, Arabic and English.  

Lily, "Yehud" in ancient Hebrew, the emblem of the State of Israel.

Origin of motif: a Judean coin during the Persian period (6th-4th century B.C.E.).