10 Pruta

Obverse description	Central device features an ancient amphora-style ewer with two handles, fluted body, and a beaded collar at the neck, set upon a pedestal base, all rendered in relief within a plain field. The Hebrew legend ישראל arcs along the upper portion of the coin, while the Arabic inscription اسرائيل is positioned in the lower field beneath the vessel. The entire design is contained within a finely milled border. The ewer is modelled after an ancient Israelite vessel, evoking the archaeological and cultural heritage of the newly founded state.
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Obverse lettering	ישראל اسرائيل
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Additional information	Israel's first coin series, issued in 1949, was struck at the Utrechtsche Munt in the Netherlands — the young state lacked its own mint facility and contracted European mints for the initial run. The 10 Pruta appeared in two varieties distinguished by the presence or absence of a pearl between the date figures, a minor die difference that has since become a standard collector distinction within the series. The pruta itself was a denomination revived from ancient Jewish coinage, a deliberate historical reference in the new state's first monetary system.