| Issuer | Israel |
| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 1 New Sheqel |
| Currency | New Shekel (1986-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 14.4 g |
| Dimensions | 30 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Galia Erez, Tidhar Dagan |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#416 |
| Obverse description | The face value in Hebrew and English, the State emblem, the word Israel in three languages, the words `INDEPENDENCE DAY 2006` along the border of the coin in Hebrew and English. |
| Obverse script | Arabic, Hebrew, Latin |
| Obverse lettering | יום העצמאות-החשס`ו INDEPENDENCE DAY-2006 1 שקל חדש NEW SHEQEL ISRAEL إسرائيل ישראל |
| Reverse description | The coin depicts a collection of symbols from different disciplines: natural sciences, humanities, technology, mathematics and so on, combined together in a `world` shaped like the graduation cap traditionally worn by college students during the graduation ceremony. Along the border of the coin, the words `HIGHER EDUCATION IN ISRAEL` in Hebrew and English. |
| Reverse script | Arabic, Hebrew, Latin |
| Reverse lettering | التعليم العالي في إسرائيل - HIGHER EDUCATION IN ISRAEL - ההשכלה הגבוהה בישראל |
| Edge | Milled |
| Mint | ✡ Holy Land Mint (החברה הישראלית למדליות ולמטבעות), Ma`ale HaHamisha, Israel (1958-date) |
| Mintage | 5766 (2006) ✡ - החשס`ו - Prooflike - 737 |
| Catalog ID | 2933527340 |
| Comments |
