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1/2 New Sheqel Hanukkah - Curacao Lamp
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Currency | New Shekel (1986-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the denomination '1/2' in large numerals above the Hebrew legend 'שקל חדש' (New Sheqel) and the English inscription 'NEW SHEQEL' below. The State of Israel emblem, comprising a menorah flanked by olive branches, appears at the lower center. A trilingual legend encircles the periphery reading 'ISRAEL' in Latin script, 'ישראל' in Hebrew, and 'اسرائيل' in Arabic, separated by decorative dots along the dodecagonal border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Hebrew/Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts an ornate Hanukkah lamp (hanukkiah) of the Curacao Jewish community type, rendered in high relief with elaborate floral and foliate decorative elements surrounding the oil font. The lamp features a distinctive arched gallery surmounted by a finial at its crown, with a central oil reservoir and decorative scrollwork, flowers, and leaf motifs filling the field. The overall composition reflects the baroque artistic tradition of Sephardic Jewry in the Dutch Caribbean, presented without accompanying inscriptions on the reverse field. |
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