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10 Lirot Pidyon Haben
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The State of Israel coat of arms, depicting a menorah flanked by two olive branches, occupies the upper left quadrant of the field. To the right of the arms, a curved legend in Hebrew reads the Jewish year תשל״א, with the Latin legend ISRAEL 1971 continuing along the upper rim. The denomination 10 לירות ישראליות (10 Israeli Pounds) is inscribed in large Hebrew characters across the lower portion of the field. The Arabic legend אסראאיל appears along the right rim completing the trilingual inscription. |
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| Reverse lettering | 10 לירות ישראליות כל בכור בניך תפדה מטבע פדיון הבן |
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The Pidyon Haben coin was struck specifically for the ritual redemption of the firstborn son, a biblical obligation (Numbers 18:16) requiring the father to redeem his child from a kohen with five silver shekels. Israel's decision to produce a dedicated coin for this ceremony — rather than require families to use standard coinage — reflects the religious affairs ministry's deliberate effort to formalize the practice in the new state. The two KM varieties distinguish differing edge treatments on otherwise identical pieces.