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2 New Sheqalim Art and Culture in Israel - Music
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | 2 שקלים חדשים NEW SHEQALIM ישראל ISRAEL إسرائيل 2001 · התשס״א |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a modernist, stylised composition designed by Dan Reisinger, depicting an abstracted figure of a musician merged with the form of a harp. The central motif combines the body of a harp — with diagonal strings rendered in fine incised lines — with the silhouette of a standing human figure, surmounted by a circular element representing the musician's head against a dark field. To the right, the abstracted neck and scroll of a string instrument extend upward, evoking both a violin and a harp in a unified artistic symbol. The word 'MUSIC' appears along the left border in Latin script and 'מוסיקה' along the right border in Hebrew, both set against the mirror-polished field. |
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This coin belongs to Bank of Israel's long-running Art and Culture series, which has commissioned new designs annually since 1985 to celebrate specific cultural disciplines. The Music issue appeared the same year Israel marked the centenary of its national anthem "Hatikvah" being formally adopted by the Zionist Congress — though that connection is incidental rather than programmatic to the series.
Mintage on these annual silver issues typically ran between 3,000 and 6,000 pieces, keeping secondary market supply tight.