Issued to mark the approaching 3000th anniversary of Jerusalem as a Jewish capital — dated traditionally to David's conquest of the city around 1000 BCE — this commemorative was part of a broader Israeli cultural campaign in the mid-1990s that included stamps, publications, and diplomatic events. The timing was deliberate: the Oslo Accords had just reshuffled international attention toward Jerusalem's political status, and the Bank of Israel's commemorative program that year carried an unmistakable assertion of historical continuity.
Issued to mark the approaching 3000th anniversary of Jerusalem as a Jewish capital — dated traditionally to David's conquest of the city around 1000 BCE — this commemorative was part of a broader Israeli cultural campaign in the mid-1990s that included stamps, publications, and diplomatic events. The timing was deliberate: the Oslo Accords had just reshuffled international attention toward Jerusalem's political status, and the Bank of Israel's commemorative program that year carried an unmistakable assertion of historical continuity.