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10 New Sheqalim Tel Megiddo
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Obverse description | At center, the State Emblem of Israel — a menorah flanked by olive branches — appears above the denomination '10 NEW SHEQALIM' inscribed in the lower field. The country name 'ISRAEL' is rendered in three scripts — Latin, Hebrew (ישראל), and Arabic (إسرائيل) — arranged around the central device. An ancient 8th-century BCE seal discovered at Megiddo is incorporated into the design, referencing the archaeological heritage of the site. The Hebrew calendar year התשע״ב and the Gregorian year 2012 are both present in the legend. The Royal Dutch Mint mark appears in the field. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic, Hebrew, Latin |
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Tel Megiddo — ancient Armageddon — has been occupied and destroyed more times than almost any other site in the Levant, with at least 26 distinct settlement layers identified by archaeologists. The 2012 issue belongs to Israel's ongoing "Holy Land Sites" gold bullion series, which the Bank of Israel has used since the 1990s to commemorate UNESCO World Heritage designations; Megiddo received that designation jointly with Hazor and Beer Sheba in 2005.
The site's Bronze Age stables, long attributed to Solomon, were later re-dated to the Omride dynasty of the 9th century BC.