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2 New Sheqalim Hanukkah
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 2008-2010 |
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| Diameter | 21.6 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central motif featuring two cornucopias (horns of plenty) arranged symmetrically, their bells facing outward and their curved bodies draped with flowing ribbons, each filled with an abundant array of fruit and grain including a prominent pomegranate. The composition is rendered in low relief against a flat field, reflecting the classical Hellenistic decorative tradition associated with the Hanukkah theme. |
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| Edge | Plain with 4 notches |
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This annual Hanukkah series has been a fixture of Israeli numismatics since the 1970s, with each year's issue depicting a lamp from a different Jewish community around the world. The 2008–2010 span of KM#432 reflects a period when the Bank of Israel was consolidating certain commemorative types onto circulating-quality planchets rather than issuing them purely as collector pieces — a cost-driven decision that blurred the line between commemorative and circulation coinage.