5 Hanukkah Coins 1 Agora 5 10 Agorot 1/2 Sheqel 1 Shekel Israel Israeli Coin Lot

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Please contact me if you are interested in HIGHER quantity
This is a great set of (5) FIRST YEAR OF ISSUE
Israeli Hanukkah / Chanukkah Coins
NLM - NO LONGER MINTED
These
BEAUTIFUL
coins come in 2x2 protective coin flips with information (see pics)
.
Payment is due immediately at end of auction
This is a
GREAT GIFT
idea for someone with Holy Land interests
If you are a
coin collector
, add these Israeli coins to your collection!
Items come from a
smoke-free, pet-free
home
Please contact me if you have any
questions
I
t's the buyer's responsibility to pay customs fees, duties, import taxes, and related charges.
Thanks for Looking, Enjoy, & Happy Bidding!
I also have other Israeli coins listed.
These are
no longer
minted.
Get them while you can!  PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING LARGER QUANTITIES OF THIS SET.  I have individual coin information in my other listings.
This professional looking set Contains
5 Special Edition "Hanukkah" Coins
(in the first year of the coin's issue).  I've seen people list some Israeli coins as "Hanukkah" coins here on eBay and when you look at them they are NOT specifically "Hanukkah" coins.  THESE coins that I'm listing have the standard 7-branched menorah on the front (like all Israeli coins have), BUT on the back of the coin is the 9-BRANCHED "Hanukkah" menorah and the word "Hanukkah" in English and Hebrew (see pics).  I just want you to know EXACTLY
what I'm listing
and EXACTLY
what you're getting
.  These are actual "Hanukkah" edition coins :-) only
circulated
from 1986/7 to 1993.  After that they were only available in sets from the Bank of Israel.  Now, Hanukkah edition coins of circulated coins are
no longer minted at all
(
not even in the sets
).  So, this is really a pretty cool
hard to find
collection.
Get them while you can!
Here's what you'll get:
1 Agora "Hanukkah" edition Coin 1987
5 Agorot "Hanukkah" edition Coin 1987
10 Agorot "Hanukkah" edition Coin 1987
1/2 Sheqel "Hanukkah" edition Coin 1987
1 Sheqel "Hanukkah" edition Coin 1986
It is difficult to photograph coins.  I have attempted to get the best pictures I can, but for reference, here is a little more data on the color of these coins as well as composition and random information that I have gathered over the years:
1 AGORA (copper/gold color)
Date of Issue:
September 4, 1985
April 1, 1991
is when the 1 Agora coin ceased to be legal tender in Israel.  This was the LAST time the 1 Agora coin was to be minted.
These coins are becoming
harder and harder to find
OBVERSE:
There is a replica of an ancient galley ship coin on this actual modern Israeli coin.  The ancient coin was issued by Herod Archelaus (4 B.C. - 6 A.D.).  There is also a menorah (the emblem of the State of Israel) with the word "Israel" in Hebrew, Arabic, and English.
For Bible Text on Archelaus, see
Matthew 2:13-23 (specifically verse 22)
.
REVERSE:
1 Agora in Hebrew and English along with the Date in Hebrew letters.
DIAMETER
: 17mm,
WEIGHT
: 2 gr,
EDGE
: Smooth,
ALLOY
: Copper: 92%, aluminum: 6%, nickel: 2%,
DESIGN
: by Gabi Neumann
Other stuff
:
In 1987 a special "Hanukkah" issue had a Menorah and the Hebrew word Hanukkah on the reverse.
In 1988 there was a special issue with the words "Israel's 40th Anniversary" in Hebrew letters on the Reverse.
5 AGORA (copper/gold color)
Date of Issue:
September 4, 1985
January 1, 2008
is when they ceased to be legal tender in Israel
The coin cost about 3 times its face value to mint, hence its disuse.
Every year I go to Israel I look for them, but they are becoming harder and harder to find
The coin is
so small in face value
Israel stopped minting it a few years ago and then stopped using it (this is kind of like the New Testament story, the coin was
such a small amount
but the widow gave more than the others because she gave all that she had)
Many Israelis do not know the significance of the
ancient
coin represented on back of this
modern
coin. They usually ask me why I'm looking for them because they are
such a small amount, not even worth their time to count
. So, I get to tell them how Yeshua (Jesus) used it as a teaching example (see Mark 12:41-44)
OBVERSE
:
Image of a coin from the fourth year of the war of the Jews against Rome (it is also one of the coins referred to as the lepton or mite).  It is the side of the coin that depicts a lulav between two
etrogim
.  There is also a menorah (the emblem of the State of Israel) with the word "Israel" in Hebrew, Arabic, and English.  This is one of 20 possible coins called a "widow's mite"
REVERSE
: 5 Agorot in Hebrew and English along with the Date in Hebrew letters.
DIAMETER
:
19.5mm,
WEIGTH
: 3 gr,
EDGE
: Smooth,
A
LLOY
: Copper: 92%, aluminum: 6%, nickel: 2%,
DESIGN: by Gabi Neumann
Other stuff
:
In 1987 a special "Hanukkah" issue had a Menorah and the Hebrew word Hanukkah on the reverse.  In 1988 there was a special issue with the words "Israel's 40th Anniversary" in Hebrew letters on the Reverse.  Also, I've seen a misprinted double rim error which is quite rare.
10 AGOROT (copper/gold color)
Date of Issue:
September 4, 1985
This is currently the smallest denomination coin minted in Israel
OBVERSE
: Many Israelis do not know the significance of the ancient coin represented on back of this modern coin. It is a replica of a coin issued by Mattathias Antigonus (37-40 BC) of a Menorah.  There is also a small menorah (emblem of the State of Israel) and the word "Israel" in Hebrew, Arabic, and English  (For Bible Text on Menorah, see Exodus 25:31-40; 37:17-24).
REVERSE
: 10 Agorot in Hebrew and English along with the Date in Hebrew letters.
DIAMETER
: 19.5mm,
WEIGHT
: 3 gr,
EDGE
: Smooth,
ALLOY
: Copper: 92%, aluminum: 6%, nickel: 2%, DESIGN: by Nathan Karp
Other stuff
: In 1987 a special "Hanukkah" issue had a Menorah and the Hebrew word Hanukkah on the reverse.  In 1988 there was a special issue with the words "Israel's 40th Anniversary" in Hebrew letters on the Reverse.
1/2 SHEQEL (copper/gold color)
Date of Issue:
September 4, 1985
This is a great coin to use as a teaching lesson on the TABERNACLE/TEMPLE TAX
OBVERSE
: Ancient Lyre and a small menorah (the emblem of the State of Israel)
ORIGIN of MOTIF
: Ancient Hebrew seal with the inscription "Maadana, the King's daughter."
For Bible Text on the "half-sheqel" and the TEMPLE TAX, see Exodus 30:12-15ff
REVERSE
: "1/2 New Sheqel" in Hebrew and English; "Israel" in Hebrew, Arabic, and English along with the Date in Hebrew letters.
DIAMETER
: 26.mm,
WEIGHT
: 6.5 gr,
EDGE
: Smooth,
ALLOY
: Copper: 92%, aluminum: 6%, nickel: 2%, DESIGN: OBVERSE by Nathan Karp REVERSE by Gabi Neumann
Other stuff
: In 1986 there was an OBVERSE image of Baron Edmond de Rothschild on a background formed by the names of 44 settlements in the Land of Israel.  In 1987 a special "Hanukkah" issue had a Menorah and the Hebrew word Hanukkah on the reverse.  In 1988 there was a special issue with the words "Israel's 40th Anniversary" in Hebrew letters on the Reverse.
1 SHEQEL (nickel/silver color)
Date of Issue:
September 4, 1985
OBVERSE
: Lily, “Yehud" in ancient Hebrew, the emblem of the State of Israel (Menorah).  Motif comes from an ancient Judean Coin (6th-4th century B.C.) during the Persian period
For Bible Text on “Shekel of the Sanctuary"  see Exodus 38:24; Numbers 7 (vs. 13ff)
REVERSE
: (“1 New Sheqalim" in Hebrew and English and the word "Israel" in Hebrew, Arabic, and English along with the Date in Hebrew letters and vertical lines.
DIAMETER
: 18mm,
WEIGHT
: 4 gr,
EDGE
: Smooth,
ALLOY
: Copper 75% Nickel 25%,
DESIGN
: Obverse by Victor Houster, Reverse by Gabi Neuman
Other stuff
: In 1986 a special “Hanukkah" edition was minted.  In 1988 a special 40th anniversary edition was minted.  Also, in 1988 there was a special issue with an image of Maimonides (Rambam) on the obverse.