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1/2 New Sheqel Hanukkah - English Lamp
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Engraver(s) | A. Lishansky (obverse), G. Neumann (reverse) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed depiction of an 18th-century English Hanukkah lamp (chanukiah), rendered in high relief against a recessed oval field. The lamp is shown in a baroque architectural style, featuring elaborate scrollwork, acanthus-leaf ornamentation, and volute flanking elements characteristic of English Georgian silversmithing. A decorative shell motif crowns the arched top of the lamp, while the central body bears an engraved figural scene. The lamp rests on a stepped pedestal base, and the lower arc of the coin carries the Hebrew inscription 'חנוכיה מאנגליה - המאה הי"ח' identifying the subject as a Hanukkah lamp from England, 18th century. |
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| Mint | Israel Government Mint |
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Israel's annual Hanukkah coin series, running since 1958, has documented Jewish lamp styles from diaspora communities around the world — each year's issue drawing from a different cultural tradition. The English lamp type selected for this 1998 piece reflects the distinct brass and silver lamps produced by Anglo-Jewish craftsmen during the 18th and 19th centuries, a period when the community in London enjoyed relative stability under gradually expanding civil rights.
KM#314 is a circulation commemorative, not a proof-only release, meaning examples did see general use.