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10 New Sheqalim Independence - Higher education
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Diameter | 30 mm |
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| Reverse description | The central design features a stylized globe composed of symbols representing various academic disciplines — including natural sciences, humanities, technology, and mathematics — arranged to form a world shaped as a traditional mortarboard graduation cap, symbolizing higher education. Mathematical and scientific notations such as 'π', 'A', '36', '#', and '@' are interspersed within the composition. The encircling border legend reads 'ההשכלה הגבוהה בישראל / HIGHER EDUCATION IN ISRAEL / التعليم العالي في إسرائيل' in Hebrew, English, and Arabic, underscoring the coin's commemorative theme. |
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| Reverse lettering | - HIGHER EDUCATION IN ISRAEL - ההשכלה הגבוהה בישראל A π 36 # @ التعليم العالي في إسرائيل |
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Israel's annual Independence Day coin program has issued gold and silver pieces tied to national themes since the 1950s, making it one of the longest-running commemorative series of any central bank. The 2006 issue marked 58 years of independence — an otherwise unremarkable anniversary numerically, which likely explains why the chosen theme addressed an institutional achievement rather than a historical milestone. Israeli universities, particularly the Hebrew University of Jerusalem founded in 1925, predate the state itself by over two decades.
KM#418 is struck in 22-karat gold at the Israel Government Coins and Medals Corporation facility in Jerusalem.