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2 New Sheqalim FAO, 50th Anniversary
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1995 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a bold numeral '2' in the center field, flanked by stylized stalks of wheat and grain rising from the lower left, rendered in high relief against a vertically lined background. The State Emblem of Israel — the menorah flanked by olive branches — appears in the upper right. The country name is inscribed along the upper rim in three scripts: Hebrew (ישראל), Latin (ISRAEL), and Arabic (اسرائيل). The denomination in Hebrew (שקלים חדשים) and Latin (NEW SHEQALIM) is placed to the right of the numeral, with the Hebrew year התשנ״ה and Gregorian year 1995 also present. The legend commemorating the FAO Fiftieth Anniversary appears along the right rim in Hebrew and Latin. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) coin program, launched in 1968, recruited national mints worldwide to issue commemoratives promoting food security and agricultural development — Israel participated sporadically, and this 1995 piece marks the FAO's fiftieth anniversary. Funding and awareness for the program had declined sharply by the 1990s, making late-series issues like this one lower-profile than the earlier decades of the campaign.