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1 Sheqel Hanukka Lamp Series - Theresienstadt
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Engraver(s) | Gideon Keich |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a large stylized numeral '1' with vertical striations occupying the right portion of the design. To the left, the State of Israel coat of arms — featuring a menorah flanked by olive branches — is depicted in relief. The denomination is inscribed in Hebrew (שקל) and Latin (SHEQEL) beneath the numeral. The trilingual legend ISRAEL, ישראל, and اسرائيل arcs along the upper left rim, with the Gregorian year 1984 and the Hebrew year התשמ"ה arranged along the lower left periphery. A small Star of David appears in the lower right field. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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Theresienstadt — the Nazi propaganda showpiece sold to the Red Cross as a "model ghetto" — held over 150,000 Jews between 1941 and 1945, of whom roughly 90,000 were deported east to the extermination camps. Israel's Hanukkah lamp series, running annually since 1958, draws from diaspora communities and historical Jewish centers; selecting Theresienstadt placed the series in direct confrontation with the Holocaust rather than simply celebrating liturgical heritage.
The lamp type referenced was documented by Yad Vashem from artifacts recovered after liberation. Prisoners had fashioned menorot from scavenged materials inside the camp.