Lily; `Yehud` in ancient Hebrew; the emblem of the State of Israel.
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Hebrew
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Reverse description
The denomination `1 New Sheqel` in Hebrew and English; the date in Hebrew; `Israel` in Hebrew, Arabic and English; the words `Israel`s 40th Anniversary` in Hebrew.
Reverse script
Arabic, Hebrew, Latin
Reverse lettering
اسرائيل ISRAEL התשמ`ח ישראל
1 חדש שזל NEW SHEQEL
מ` שנים לישראל