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1/2 Sheqel Valley of Kidron
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the large fractional numeral '1/2' rendered in bold relief to the right, with the denomination legend 'שקל / SHEQEL' displayed in Hebrew and Latin script to the left. The State of Israel emblem — a Menorah flanked by olive branches — appears in the upper left field. Along the lower border runs a continuous inscription reading 'ISRAEL ישראל اسرائيل' in Latin, Hebrew, and Arabic scripts, followed by the Gregorian and Hebrew year '1984 התשמ"ד'. The dodecagonal planchet gives the design a distinctive twelve-sided frame characteristic of this Israeli commemorative series. |
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| Reverse description | A panoramic view of the Kidron Valley is depicted across the central field, featuring the prominent tower of the Tomb of Absalom (Yad Avshalom) in the left foreground rendered in fine architectural detail, with additional ancient funerary monuments and terraced hillsides receding into the background. Diagonal lines suggest the valley's topography and the course of the Kidron stream bed. The Hebrew legend 'נחל קדרון' arcs along the upper border, while the English legend 'VALLEY OF KIDRON' curves along the lower border. The composition is executed in a clean, modern engraving style befitting an official Israeli commemorative issue. |
| Reverse script | Hebrew, Latin |
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