ISRAEL
KM 36.1 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
1/2 lirah | 24.5 | 6.8 | Milled | Copper-Nickel | Medal |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
The coat of arms of Israel (seven-branch
candelabrum - "Menora"). "Israel" in
Hebrew, Arabic and English. Origin
of motif: relief of the Arch of Titus. The Arch of Titus is a Pentelic marble triumphal arch with a single arched opening, located on the Via Sacra just to the south-east of the Forum in Rome. |
The denomination "1/2 Israeli Pound" and the year of minting in Hebrew.
(JE5738 = AD1978). |