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1 New Sheqel Young Hart and Apple Tree - Gold
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Value | 1 New Sheqel |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Hebrew, Latin |
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| Reverse description | A young hart (male deer) stands beside its mother amid a field of wildflowers, depicted in a naturalistic and lyrical style evoking the pastoral imagery of the Song of Songs. The upper border carries the biblical quotation 'A YOUNG HART' in both Hebrew and English, with the scriptural reference 'Song of Songs 8:14' inscribed in both languages. The Hebrew calendar year 5754 and the civil mint year 1993 appear in the field, reflecting the Jewish year in which the coin was issued. |
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Issued as part of Israel's annual holiday coin program, this 1994 piece corresponds to the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) gift-giving tradition that the Bank of Israel institutionalized beginning in the 1970s. The series was designed largely for export and collector markets, with significant quantities purchased by diaspora communities in North America and Europe. Domestic circulation was never the intent.
The .900 fine specification aligns with an older international bullion standard rather than the .9999 fine now common in sovereign programs — a deliberate choice that kept production costs and die wear within tighter tolerances for a low-mintage commemorative.