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In 2010, the Bank of Israel issued the first Israeli Bullion Coin in a Series entitled "Jerusalem of Gold". The coins in this series picture famous sites in Jerusalem. Their mintages are limited to 3,600 and they are struck in fine gold.9999 with a diameter of 32mm. They weigh 1 Troy Oz. (31.1 grams) and bear a 20 New Shekels face value. The ...
The first group of these coins reviewed by numismatists were 10 silver pieces and one bronze piece found in the mid-nineteenth century. [3] By 1881 the number of coins had grown to 43, [3] and many more have been found since. [4] These coins were first attributed to Bar Kokhba by Moritz Abraham Levy in 1862 and Frederic Madden in 1864. [3]
In 1538 Guillaume Postel published the Samaritan alphabet, together with the first Western representation of a Hasmonean coin. [1] This predates publication of all known Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions. Half Shekel coin issued by the Jewish rebels in 67–68 CE, note Paleo-Hebrew alphabet. Obverse: "Half Shekel Year 2". Reverse: "Jerusalem ...
On 27 June 1967, Israel expanded the municipal boundaries of West Jerusalem so as to include approximately 70 km 2 (27.0 sq mi) of West Bank territory today referred to as East Jerusalem, which included Jordanian East Jerusalem ( 6 km 2 (2.3 sq mi) ) and 28 villages and areas of the Bethlehem and Beit Jala municipalities 64 km 2 (25 sq mi).
There are coins of 10 and 50 agorot, though the 50 agorot coin bears the inscription: "1 ⁄ 2 New Shekel". The 1 agora coin was withdrawn from circulation on April 1, 1991 by the Bank of Israel , [ 3 ] as was the 5 agorot coin on January 1, 2008; in each case the value had shrunk to much less than the cost of production.
In 1967, in the Six-Day War, Israel captured and occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank from Jordan on 7 June 1967. Later that day, Defense Minister Moshe Dayan declared what is often quoted during Jerusalem Day: [7] [8] This morning, the Israel Defense Forces liberated Jerusalem. We have united Jerusalem, the divided capital of ...
The design is based on a coin from the Bar-Kochba Revolt (132-135CE). The denomination "10 Pruta" and the date in Hebrew; two stylized olive branches around the rim. 4 January 1950 25 mil 30 mm 3.8 g Aluminum: Cluster of grapes, based on coins struck during the Bar-Kochba Revolt (132-135 CE); "Israel" in Hebrew above and in Arabic below.
Robert Kool, a coin expert at the Israel Antiquities Authority said, "The coin is extremely rare, joining half a dozen coins of its type that have been found in archaeological excavations in the country. The coins were minted in a period when the use of coins had just begun." [22] [23] [24]