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100 Lirot Independence
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Composition | Gold (.800) |
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| Obverse script | Hebrew |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a prominent modernist typographic composition in Hebrew occupying the central field, featuring the words from Deuteronomy 1:21 'ולא תיראו ולא תחתו' rendered in large, interlocking block Hebrew letters. To the lower right, a decorative motif depicts a ram's horn (shofar) entwined with an olive branch, symbolizing peace and the Jewish New Year. Along the upper right rim, the country name appears in Latin ('ISRAEL') and in Arabic ('اسرائيل') script. The Hebrew legend 'מלאת עשרים ואחת שנה' (completion of twenty-one years) appears within the field, while 'ישראל' (Israel) is inscribed along the lower rim, commemorating the 21st anniversary of Israeli independence. |
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Israel's 1969 Independence Day issue marks the country's 21st anniversary, and the choice to strike in .800 fine gold rather than the more conventional .900 or .917 was a deliberate cost-containment decision by the Bank of Israel — one that distinguished the series from most contemporary sovereign gold issues. Mintage was tightly controlled and sales directed primarily at the collector and diaspora gift market rather than circulation.
KM#54 was produced at the Jerusalem mint during its early years of operation, when the facility was still refining its production capacity for precious metal commemoratives.