Israel Coins and Medals Corp.

1 New Sheqel – Israel

Non-circulating coins

Commemoration: Yitzhak Rabin (1996)

Israel

Context

Year: 1997

Hebrew Year: 5757

Issuer: Israel

Issuing organization: Israel Government Coins and medals Corp.

Period:

State of Israel

(since 1948)

Currency:

New Shekel

(since 1986)

Total mintage: 5,293

Material

Diameter: 30 mm

Weight: 14.4 g

Silver weight: 13.32 g

Shape: Round

Composition: 92.5% Silver

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Medal alignment

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References

KM: #297

Numista: #129398

Value

Exchange value: 1 ILS = $0.32

Bullion value: $37.49

Inflation-adjusted value: 1.86 ILS

Obverse

Description:

Face value in Hebrew and English, state emblem, "Israel" in trilingual text, mint year, Star of David.

Inscription:

ישראל

ישראל

ISRAEL اسرائيل

שקל 1 חדש

NEW SHEQEL

התשנ׳׳ז

1996

✡

Translation:

Israel
Israel
ISRAEL Israel
Sheqel 1 New
NEW SHEQEL
5727
1996
✡

Scripts: Arabic, Hebrew, Latin

Languages: English, Hebrew, Arabic

Engravers: Abraham Patt, Tidhar Dagan

Reverse

Description:

Portrait of Yitzhak Rabin with bilingual border inscription.

Inscription:

YITZHAK RABIN 1922 – 1995 יצחק רבנין התרפ׳׳ב – התשנ׳׳ן

Translation:

YITZHAK RABIN 1922 – 1995

Scripts: Hebrew, Latin

Languages: English, Hebrew

Engravers: Oswald Adler, Tidhar Dagan

Edge

Plain

Mints

Name	Mark
Royal Dutch Mint	—

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality	Collection
1997	—	5,293

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