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ISRAEL-SPECTACULAR RARE 15TH ANNIVERSARY INDEPEND. SILVER 5 LIROT, 1963, KM# 39
$ 77.85
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Fantastic historical rare (5,960 struck) single year issue 15th Anniversary Independence Silver 5 LIROT (25 g, .900 Silver), dated תשנ'ג (5723) - 1963. The coin is identified as KM# 39.The coin commemorates the 15th Anniversary of Independence. The Obverse depicts the smokestack and part of the superstructure of a modern steamship, and in the background the Bay of Haifa and Mount Carmel. On the base of the smokestack, the face value "5" and beneath it, "Israeli Lirot" in Hebrew. Around the upper border, the word "Israel" in Hebrew and Arabic and mint year "5723-1963" in Hebrew and English. The Lettering translates to 5723 (1963) Israel 5 Israeli Lirot. The Reverse depicts In the center a reproduction of the ancient galley found in the tomb in Jerusalem.
From the mast hangs a rig and from it, many sails. The galley has thirteen oars, the tiermen protected by six parapets. There is a forecastle and tower in front. Below the fore, an extended battering ram. The aft has a rudder, underneath which, in ancient Hebrew script: "Fifteenth year of Israel's Freedom". The Inscription on the Edge reads: Fifteenth year of the State of Israel.
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