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1/2 New Sheqel Hanukkah - Russian Lamp
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Shape | Dodecagonal (12-sided) |
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| Obverse lettering | 1/2 NEW SHEQEL שקל חדש اسرائيل ISRAEL HANUKKAH חנוכה התשנ"ז 1997 |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a traditional Russian Hanukkah lamp (chanukiah) rendered in relief at the upper center of the field, flanked on either side by two rampant lions facing inward toward the lamp in a heraldic composition. The lamp features an ornate design with a decorative finial and a fringed base or shelf element rendered in fine detail. In the lower field, a three-line Hebrew inscription reads 'חנוכיה מרוסיה המאה הי"ז' identifying the depicted object as a Russian Hanukkah lamp from the seventeenth century. |
| Reverse script | Hebrew |
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