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10 New Sheqalim Solomon's Judgement
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | The reverse reproduces a detailed scene adapted from a 13th-century French illuminated manuscript depicting the Judgement of Solomon. At the centre, a crowned king seated on an ornate throne holds a sceptre in his left hand while raising his right in judgement; to his right a helmeted soldier raises a sword over a swaddled infant. To the left, two kneeling female figures — the two mothers — plead before the king, one reaching forward imploringly. The composition faithfully renders the Gothic linear style of the French medieval original, with fine engraved drapery throughout. |
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Part of the Bank of Israel's ongoing biblical-themed commemorative gold program, this issue draws on one of the most cited juridical narratives in the Hebrew Bible — the disputed maternity case brought before Solomon in 1 Kings 3:16–28. The passage is frequently analyzed in legal scholarship as an early example of psychological adjudication, the ruler deliberately manufacturing a crisis to expose the genuine claimant.
The .900 gold specification aligns with the fineness standard Israel adopted across its commemorative series of this period, sourced through the Government Coins and Medals Corporation.