Israel Coins and Medals Corp.

50 Israeli Pounds (Bank of Israel) – Israel

Non-circulating coins

Commemoration: 10th Anniversary - Bank of Israel

Israel

Context

Year: 1965

Hebrew Year: 5725

Issuer: Israel

Period:

State of Israel

(since 1948)

Currency:

Pound

(1949—1960)

Demonetized: Yes

Total mintage: 7,477

Material

Diameter: 27 mm

Weight: 13.34 g

Gold weight: 12.23 g

Shape: Round

Composition: 91.7% Gold

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Medal alignment

OBVERSE ↑

⟳

flip

REVERSE ↑

References

KM: #44

Numista: #84062

Value

Exchange value: 50 ILP

Bullion value: $2043.71

Inflation-adjusted value: 5307010.90 ILP

Obverse

Description:

State emblem: a seven-branched Menorah between two olive branches, with "Israel" in Hebrew at their base. Above, "Fifty Israeli Lirot" in Hebrew; below, "Israel" in English and Arabic, and the year 1964 in Western and Hebrew numerals.

Inscription:

חמישים לירות ישראליות

ישראל

מ

תשכ"ה ISRAEL اسرائيل 1964

Translation:

Fifty Israeli Liras

Israel

From

5725 ISRAEL اسرائيل 1964

Scripts: Arabic, Hebrew, Latin

Languages: Hebrew, Arabic, English

Engravers: Gerd Rothschild, Zeev Lipman

Reverse

Description:

Upper right: A double cornucopia with a split pomegranate between its horns. The right horn holds barley, the left an olive branch, symbolizing the land's bounty. Lower left: Hebrew inscription reads "Tenth Anniversary of the Bank of Israel."

Inscription:

עשר

שנים

לבנק

ישראל

Translation:

Ten

Years

to the Bank

of Israel

Script: Hebrew

Language: Hebrew

Engraver: Jacob Zim