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1 New Sheqel Wildlife - Wild Goat
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Currency | New Shekel (1986-date) |
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| Obverse description | At centre, the State Emblem of Israel — a menorah flanked by olive branches — appears above the face value '1 New Sheqel' rendered in Hebrew and English. Below, an acacia (shittah) tree is depicted in a desert landscape within the field. Surrounding the upper arc of the border, a biblical inscription from Isaiah 41:19 in Hebrew and English reads 'the Shittah tree.' The country name 'Israel' is inscribed in Hebrew, English, and Arabic along the lower border, integrating all three official script traditions of the State. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a wild Nubian ibex (mountain goat) standing alert upon a rocky cliff face, rendered in finely detailed relief against a plain field. Encircling the upper and lower border is a bilingual biblical inscription in Hebrew and English from I Samuel 24:2, reading 'the rocks of the wild goats.' The Hebrew year and Gregorian mint year 2001 are inscribed along the lower border arc, completing the design in a harmonious arrangement characteristic of the Bank of Israel's Wildlife series. |
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Part of the Bank of Israel's long-running Wildlife series, this issue documents a broader conservation concern — the Nubian ibex, native to the Negev Highlands and Judean Desert, had declined sharply through the twentieth century due to hunting and habitat pressure before protections began reversing the trend. The series was conceived partly as a public awareness vehicle during a period when Israeli environmental legislation was being significantly strengthened.