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2 New Sheqalim Hanukkah - Tunisian Lamp
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1988 |
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| Value | 2 New Sheqalim |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a large numeral '2' above the Hebrew legend 'שקלים חדשים' (New Sheqalim) and the Latin legend 'NEW SHEQALIM', all set within a stylized oval dark field. Below, the Gregorian year '1988' and the Hebrew year 'התשמ"ט' appear flanking a central dot, with the Hebrew letter mem (מ) serving as the mint mark directly beneath. The issuer name 'ISRAEL' in Latin, 'ישראל' in Hebrew, and 'اسرائيل' in Arabic are arranged along the lower periphery, separated by dots. The State of Israel emblem appears at the top of the central oval field. |
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| Reverse lettering | חנוכיה מתוניסיה המאה הי"ט |
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Israel's annual Hanukkah coin series, running since 1958, rotates through lamp designs drawn from Jewish communities across the diaspora. The Tunisian lamp chosen for this 1988 issue reflects the North African Jewish presence that predates the Arab conquest by centuries — communities whose distinct material culture, including their characteristic oil lamp forms, survived largely intact into the modern era before mass emigration to Israel following independence movements of the 1950s and 60s dramatically reshaped those populations.
KM#192 was struck at the Berne Mint under contract.