1 Lira

€1,726.00
IssuerIsrael
Year1967-1980
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Israeli Pound (1 ILP)
CurrencyPound (1960-1980)
CompositionCopper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight9 g
Dimensions27.5 mm
Thickness2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Gerd Rothschild, Zeev Lipman
Reverse: Zvi Narkiss
In circulation to31 March 1984
Reference(s) KM#47.1, KM#47.2, KM#47.3
Obverse descriptionThree stylized grenadine fruits, state emblem (menorah flanked by olive branches)
Obverse scriptArabic, Hebrew, Latin
Obverse letteringישראל ישראל ISRAEL اسرائيل
(Translation: Israel Israel Israel Israel)
Reverse descriptionValue, 2 stars (image from early coins at about 103 B.C. Alexander Jannaeus)
Reverse scriptHebrew
Reverse lettering1 לירה ישראלית אחת תשל`א
(Translation: 1 Lirah Israeli One the date (in this case, 5731))
EdgeAlternating segments: five smooth, five milled
MintBern, Switzerland(1225-date)
Jerusalem, Israel
Royal Australian Mint, Canberra,Australia (1965-date)
Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa,Canada (1908-date)
Royal Canadian Mint of Winnipeg,Canada (1976-date)
Mintage5727 (1967)  - תשכ`ז; Jerusalem - 3 830 000
5728 (1968)  - תשכ״ח; Jerusalem - 3 982 000
5729 (1969)  - תשכ`ט; Jerusalem - 12 484 000
5730 (1970)  - תש`ל; Jerusalem - 4 794 000
5731 (1971)  - תשל`א; Jerusalem - 2 993 000
5731 (1971) ✡ - תשל`א (In sets only; KM#47.2); Jerusalem - 125 921
5732 (1972)  - תשל`ב; Jerusalem - 2 489 000
5732 (1972) ✡ - תשל`ב (In sets only; KM#47.2); Jerusalem - 68 513
5733 (1973)  - תשל`ג; Jerusalem and Bern - 10 265 000
5734 (1974)  - תשל`ד: Jerusalem and Ottawa - 6 287 000
5734 (1974) ✡ - תשל`ד (In sets only; KM#47.2); Jerusalem - 92 868
5735 (1975)  - תשל`ה: Jerusalem and Canberra - 13 225 000
5735 (1975) ✡ - תשל`ה (In sets only; KM#47.2); Jerusalem - 61 686
5736 (1976)  - תשל`ו; Jerusalem - 4 268 000
5736 (1976) ✡ - תשל`ו (In sets only; KM#47.2); Jerusalem - 64 654
5737 (1977)  - תשל`ז; Jerusalem - 11 129 000
5737 (1977) ✡ - תשל`ז (In sets only; KM#47.2); Jerusalem - 37 208
5738 (1978)  - תשל`ח; Jerusalem and Winnipeg - 61 752 000
5738 (1978) ✡ - תשל`ח (In sets only; KM#47.2); Jerusalem - 57 072
5739 (1979)  - תשל״ט (In sets only; KM#47.3) - 58 433
5739 (1979)  - תשל״ט; Jerusalem and Ottawa - 34 815 000
5739 (1979) ✡ - תשל״ט (In sets only; KM#47.2); Jerusalem - 31 590
5740 (1980)  - תש״ם; Jerusalem (Most issues melted down before circulation) - 10 840 000
Catalog ID7710977490
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