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1 New Sheqel Centennial of the First Zionist Congress
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 1 New Sheqel |
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| Obverse description | At center, the State of Israel emblem (menorah flanked by olive branches) appears above the denomination '1 NEW SHEQEL' rendered in both Hebrew and English. The word 'ISRAEL' is inscribed in Hebrew, English, and Arabic. The Star of David, as featured on the official document of the First Zionist Congress, is incorporated into the design. The mint year 1997 appears in the field, and a border legend reads 'CENTENNIAL OF THE FIRST ZIONIST CONGRESS - BASEL 1897' in both Hebrew and English encircling the design. |
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| Mintage | 5757 (1997) - Prooflike - 4,028 |
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The First Zionist Congress convened in Basel in August 1897 after Theodor Herzl's original venue — a casino in Munich — was blocked by the local Jewish community, who feared the political association. What actually took place in Basel over three days established the Zionist Organization and articulated the Basel Program, the first formal political framework for a Jewish state. Herzl wrote in his diary afterward that he had founded the Jewish state, adding that perhaps in fifty years the world would agree.
Israel declared independence in 1948 — fifty-one years later.