ISRAEL
KM 37 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
1 lirah | 27.5 | 9.0 | 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 Israeli Pound" and the
the year of minting in Hebrew.
(JE5723 = 1963) The or Israeli lira or Israeli pound was the currency of Israel from shortly after the creation of the state in 1948 until 1980. |