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1 Sheqel Independence - Israel's Brotherhood
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Value | 1 Sheqel (1 ILR) |
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| Obverse description | The State of Israel's coat of arms — a menorah flanked by two olive branches with the Hebrew inscription 'ישראל' below — is centrally positioned in the field. A six-pointed Star of David appears beneath the emblem, above the denomination '1 SHEQEL' rendered in both Hebrew (שקל) and Latin script. The trilingual legend 'ישראל / اسرائيل / ISRAEL' arcs around the upper portion of the coin, while the Hebrew year 'התשמ״ד' and the Gregorian year '1984' appear along the lower right periphery, all within a plain raised border. |
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| Edge | Inscribed |
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Issued as part of Israel's annual Independence Day commemorative series, this 1984 piece marks the 36th anniversary of the state — a year chosen in Jewish tradition because 36 corresponds to twice the value of chai (18), the Hebrew word for "life." The Bank of Israel has issued commemorative sheqels tied to this numerological significance since the practice began in the 1950s.
The .850 silver standard used here was specific to this period of Israeli commemoratives before the series transitioned to higher finities in later years.