ISRAEL 

KM 22

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
1 lirah 32.2 14.1   Plain Copper-Nickel Medal
Obverse Reverse
Inscription "1 Israeli lira" in Hebrew underlined. Below - title of state in Hebrew and Arabic and year of minting  (JE5718 = AD1958)

 The Israeli pound or Israeli lira was the currency of Israel from shortly
after the creation of the state in 1948 until 1980.

The image of Menorah between two eight-ray stars. Inscription "Law is light".

The Menorah is a seven branched candelabrum. It is one of the oldest symbols of the Jewish people. The Menorah is a symbol closely associated with the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.