Pristine!! CAPERNAUM Proof Silver Coin 1985 ISRAEL Holy Land Sites Series

Description

Pristine!! CAPERNAUM Proof Silver Coin 1985 ISRAEL Holy Land Sites Series
1 Sheqel Capernaum
Low Mintage one of 6,220
Features
Issuer
Israel
Period
State of Israel (
1948-date
)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
5745 (1985)
Calendar
Hebrew
Value
1 Sheqel (1 ILR)
Currency
Old Shekel (
1980-1985
)
Composition
Silver (.850)
Weight
14.4 g
Diameter
30 mm
Shape
Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized
Yes
Number
N
# 89420
References
KM
# 153
Commemorative issue
Sites in the Holy Land Series: Capernaum
Obverse
The face value in Hebrew and Latin characters. The emblem of the State of Israel, word "Israel" in Hebrew, English and Arabic and the mint year.
Scripts:
Arabic, Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
שקל
SHEQEL
1
ISRAEL ישראל اسرائيل ⠂1985 התשמ"ו
מ
Engraver:
Dan Gelbart
Reverse
Remnants of the Capernaum synagogue with its symbolic Jewish decorations and Lake Tiberias in the background. "Capernaum" in Hebrew and English.
Scripts:
Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
CAPERNAUM ⠂כפר-נחום
Engraver:
Assaf Berg