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1 Pruta Specimen
| Issuer | Israel |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Composition | Aluminium (Aluminium 97%, Magnesium 3%) |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears the numeral '1' above the Hebrew denomination 'פרוטה' (Pruta), with the Hebrew date 'תש"ט' (5709 / 1949) below. The word 'SPECIMEN' appears in Latin characters, denoting the special presentation nature of the strike. Two stylised olive branches frame the central legends, extending along the lower rim in a decorative wreath arrangement. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1 פרוטה SPECIMEN תש"ט (Translation: 1 Pruta 1949) |
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Israel's first coinage, introduced in 1949, required government approval to replace the Palestinian pound system still in use after independence. The pruta denominations were struck at the Utrechtsche Munt in the Netherlands, as Israel had no functioning mint of its own. This piece carries the KM#Pn1 designation — a pattern issue, struck as a specimen before the circulation series was confirmed — making it a production decision artifact rather than a coin intended to pass through hands.