1 New Sheqel – Israel
Non-circulating coins
Commemoration: Stork and Fir Tree
Israel
Obverse
Description:
Left: face value in Hebrew and English.
Center: two fir trees and the State Emblem.
Top: "Israel" in three languages.
Border: "like a green fir tree, Hosea 14:9" in Hebrew and English.
Center: two fir trees and the State Emblem.
Top: "Israel" in three languages.
Border: "like a green fir tree, Hosea 14:9" in Hebrew and English.
Inscription:
ISRAEL ישראל اسرائيل
like a green fir tree HOSEA 14:8 כברוש רענן הושע יד,ט
1
שקל חדש
NEW SHEQEL
like a green fir tree HOSEA 14:8 כברוש רענן הושע יד,ט
1
שקל חדש
NEW SHEQEL
Translation:
Israel
Like a green fir tree HOSEA 14:8
1
New Sheqel
Like a green fir tree HOSEA 14:8
1
New Sheqel
Engravers: Yaacov Enyedi, Tidhar Dagan
Reverse
Description:
A stork stands on one leg in a pond with plants behind it. Hebrew and English text from Psalms 104:17 appears on the right, alongside the mint year.
Inscription:
חסידה
ברושים ביתה
תהלים קד,יז
the stork, the firs tree are her house PSALMS 104:17
1998 התשנ"ט
ברושים ביתה
תהלים קד,יז
the stork, the firs tree are her house PSALMS 104:17
1998 התשנ"ט
Translation:
The stork, the firs are her house. PSALMS 104:17
1998 5759
1998 5759
Language: Hebrew
Engravers: Yaacov Enyedi, Tidhar Dagan
Edge
Plain
Mints
| Name | Mark |
|---|---|
| Royal Dutch Mint | ✡ |
Mintings
| Year | Mint Mark | Mintage | Quality | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | — | 2,147 | Proof | |
| 1999 | — | 2,147 | Prooflike |
💎 Extremely Rare