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100 Sheqalim Piedfort Proof Set Issue
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Diameter | 29 mm |
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| Obverse description | The central field features a stylized relief depiction of a seven-branched menorah (candelabrum) emerging from a roughly textured stone surface, evoking an ancient carved relief. The State of Israel emblem, comprising a menorah flanked by olive branches within a cartouche, appears at the top of the field. The trilingual country name legend arcs along the left and lower periphery, rendered in Hebrew (ישראל), Arabic (إسرائيل), and Latin (ISRAEL), the latter positioned along the lower rim. A small Star of David device serves as a separator between the legend elements. |
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| Reverse script | Hebrew, Latin |
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Piedfort coinage — struck at double the normal planchet thickness — has roots in French minting practice going back centuries, used originally as presentation pieces for royalty and later adopted by modern mints as premium collector issues. Israel's use of the format in the 1980s followed a broader international trend, with the Royal Mint and others having revived piedfort sets for collectors in the late 1970s. The Bank of Israel issued this piece during a period of severe domestic inflation that ultimately forced a currency reform: the sheqel was replaced by the new sheqel in 1986 at a ratio of 1,000 to 1.