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10 New Sheqalim Revolt and Heroism
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Currency | New Shekel (1986-date) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a powerful commemorative composition evoking the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, featuring a stylized representation of a figure against fragmenting walls or rubble rendered in geometric forms with dotted textures, symbolizing the Jewish resistance fighters. To the right, tall flames rise dramatically from the lower field, representing the fires of destruction and the eternal memory of the Holocaust. The legend 'מרד וגבורה' (Revolt and Heroism) in Hebrew script appears along the upper border, with the English equivalent 'REVOLT AND HEROISM' inscribed along the right border. |
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| Mint | Israel Government Coins and Medals Corporation |
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Israel's "Revolt and Heroism" gold series commemorates armed Jewish resistance during the Nazi period, with individual issues dedicated to specific uprisings and partisan actions. The 1993 issue falls within a long-running program that began in the 1960s and has produced some of the most historically loaded numismatic output from any central bank. The Bank of Israel has consistently used the series to anchor collective memory in durable metal — a deliberate policy decision, not a commercial one.
KM#249 is a low-mintage proof issue, as is standard across the series.