.850 Silver 1988 Israel 2 New Sheqalim 40th Independence Low Mintage Proof # BWL

Description

.850 Silver 1988 Israel 2 New Sheqalim 40th Independence Low Mintage Proof
Specifications
Composition
.850 Silver
Years
1988
Denomination
2 New Sheqalim
Weight
28.8
Grams
Diameter
37
mm
Reference
KM# 186
Shape
Round
Design
Commemorative issue
40th Anniversary of Independence
Obverse
Face value in Hebrew and English, "1 New Sheqel". To the left of the face value coin, the Israel State emblem, in the right-hand, the mint year, 1988 / 5748
Lettering:
NEW SHEQALIM
1988
2
Reverse
Figure "40". Within the "0" is a depiction of David Ben-Gurion reading the proclamation of independence, national flags and the portrait of Herzi in the background. Around the border is the inscription "ISRAEL'S 40th ANNIVERSARY" in English, Hebrew and Arabic
Lettering:
ISRAEL'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY
40
Edge
"Independence Day 5748" in ancient Hebrew script
Comments
On 5 lyar 5708, 1878 years after the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans and 51 years after the First Zionist Congress in Basel under the leadership ot Theodore Herzl, visionary ot the Jewish State, the National Committee, headed by David Ben-Gurion, proclaimed political, economic and cultural independence. Earlier, over a period ot 60 years, during the Ottoman period and period of the British Mandate, thousands of pioneers had arrived in the Land of Israel from all parts of the Diaspora in order to work the land and make the wasteland bloom. They established farms and towns and during 40 years of independence, the small country of 650,000 people grew to 4,000,000. As Herzl stated: "if you will it, it is no dream".
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