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1 Lira Israel's 25th Anniversary
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Value | 1 Israeli Pound (1 ILP) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylized flowering plant with a tulip blossom at the apex, flanked by two symmetrical pomegranate fruits adorned with spiked calyxes and small spherical buds, all rising from a single stem terminating in a globular base. To the lower left, the State of Israel coat of arms is depicted, showing a menorah flanked by olive branches with the Hebrew legend ISRAEL beneath. The trilingual country name legend arcs around the periphery, reading in Hebrew at upper left, Arabic at right, and Latin at bottom. |
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| Reverse script | Hebrew |
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Israel's 25th anniversary fell in 1973, the same year as the Yom Kippur War — Egypt and Syria launched a coordinated surprise attack on October 6th, during the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. The commemorative program had been planned well in advance of the war, and these coins entered circulation against that backdrop.
KM#68 is occasionally confused with the non-commemorative lira coinage of the same period, which shares similar dimensions and composition.