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10 New Sheqalim Tower of Babel
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the State of Israel coat of arms — a menorah flanked by olive branches above a shield — set within concentric multilingual legends. The outer legend reads 'ISRAEL' in Latin, 'ישראל' in Hebrew, and 'اسرائيل' in Arabic, arranged around the upper periphery. A second inner legend band carries the denomination '10 שקלים חדשים NEW SHEQALIM', the Hebrew year 'התשס"ב', the Gregorian year '2002', and the thematic inscriptions 'מגדל בבל בראשית יא' and 'TOWER OF BABEL GEN.11', all arranged concentrically around the central device. The design employs a formal, typographic style characteristic of Israeli commemorative coinage, with legends in three scripts occupying the full field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a highly stylized depiction of the Tower of Babel rising from a crenellated city wall, rendered in low relief against a plain field with scattered clouds to either side of the tower. The body of the tower is composed entirely of lines of Hebrew scriptural text taken from Genesis 11, the verses inscribed in diminishing registers as the tower tapers toward the upper rim, visually embodying the biblical narrative through typography. The lower portion of the field is occupied by the city's battlemented walls and additional lines of the biblical passage continuing across the base. The overall composition is conceived as a unified artistic statement in which text and image are inseparable, engraved in the distinctive style of the Israel Government Coins and Medals Corporation. |
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| Reverse lettering | וַיְהִי כָל הָאָרֶץ שָׂפָה אֶחָת וּדְבָרִים אֲחָדִים׃ וַיְהִי בְּנָסְעָם מִקֶּדֶם וַיִּמְצְאוּ בִקְעָה בְּאֶרֶץ שִׁנְעָר וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָׁם׃ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל רֵעֵהוּ הָבָה נִלְבְּנָה לְבֵנִים וְנִשְׂרְפָה לִשְׂרֵפָה וַתְּהִי לָהֶם הַלְּבֵנָה לְאָבֶן וְהַחֵמָר הָיָה לָהֶם לַחֹמֶר׃ וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָבָה נִבְנֶה לָּנוּ עִיר וּמִגְדָּל וְרֹאשׁוֹ בַשָּׁמַיִם וְנַעֲשֶׂה לָּנוּ שֵׁם פֶּן נָפוּץ עַל פְּנֵי כָל הָאָרֶץ׃ וַיֵּרֶד יְהוָה לִרְאֹת אֶת הָעִיר וְאֶת הַמִּגְדָּל אֲשֶׁר בָּנוּ בְּנֵי הָאָדָם׃ וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה הֵן עַם אֶחָד וְשָׂפָה אֶחָת לְכֻלָּם וְזֶה הַחִלָּם לַעֲשׂוֹת וְעַתָּה לֹא יִבָּצֵר מֵהֶם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר יָזְמוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת׃ הָבָה נֵרְדָה וְנָבְלָה שָׁם שְׂפָתָם אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ אִישׁ שְׂפַת רֵעֵהוּ׃ וַיָּפֶץ יְהוָה אֹתָם מִשָּׁם עַל פְּנֵי כָל הָאָרֶץ וַיַּחְדְּלוּ לִבְנֹת הָעִיר׃ עַל כֵּן קָרָא שְׁמָהּ בָּבֶל כִּי שָׁם בָּלַל יְהוָה שְׂפַת כָּל הָאָרֶץ וּמִשָּׁם הֱפִיצָם יְהוָה עַל פְּנֵי כָל הָאָרֶץ׃ |
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