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10 New Sheqalim State of Israel
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Currency | New Shekel (1986-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the State Emblem of Israel — the menorah flanked by two olive branches — centrally positioned in the field, with the face value '10 New Sheqalim' inscribed in Hebrew and English. The country name 'Israel' appears in three scripts — Hebrew, Arabic, and Latin — arranged around the emblem. An olive branch is depicted below the face value. The encircling legend reads 'Independence Day 2008' in Hebrew and English. |
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| Reverse lettering | יובל השישים לישראל / ISRAEL'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY / الذكرى الستون لإسرائيل |
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Issued under the Bank of Israel's annual commemorative gold program, the 2008 ten sheqalim piece belongs to a series that has cycled through Jewish holidays and biblical themes since the 1990s. Israel's commemorative coinage program is among the more active in the region, producing legal-tender gold issues with relatively modest mintages — typically a few thousand pieces — that see almost no secondary circulation.
The .916 fineness is standard 22-karat, the same alloy used in the Sovereign and Krugerrand traditions.