Description: Face value in Hebrew and English: 1 New Sheqel (Silver B.U. & 18mm Gold), 2 New Sheqalim (Silver Proof), 5 New Sheqalim (22mm Gold). Design: right, a grape cluster; left, the State Emblem. Border inscription: "ISRAEL" in Hebrew, Arabic, and English, and the verse "to see whether the vine flourished" (Song of Songs 6:11) in Hebrew and English.
Inscription: ISRAEL ישראל اسرائيل
ישראל
2
שקלים
חדשים
NEW SHEQALIM
מ
to see whether the vine flourished Song of Songs 6.11 לראות הפרחה הגפן שיר השירם ו.יא
Translation: Israel
2
New Sheqalim
To see whether the vine flourished Song of Songs 6.11