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1/2 New Sheqel Hanukkah - Russian Lamp
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse of this dodecagonal coin displays the denomination '1/2' in large numerals at the center of the field, with the Hebrew legend 'שקל חדש' (New Shekel) inscribed beneath. The Latin legend 'NEW SHEQEL' appears below the Hebrew text. Encircling the field is a peripheral legend reading 'ISRAEL' in Latin script at the upper left, 'ישראל' in Hebrew at the upper right, and 'اسرائيل' in Arabic at the left, with 'HANUKKAH' and 'חנוכה' flanking a small seven-branched menorah (Hanukkiah) motif at the lower border. The Hebrew year 'התשנ"ז' and the Gregorian year '1997' complete the inscriptions. |
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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. |
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