Face value in Hebrew and English, Israel State Emblem, `Israel` in English, Hebrew and Arabic, inscription `INDEPENDENCE DAY 2004` in Hebrew and English, a row of decorative motifs across the coin, symbolizing children filled with joy and laughter, the mint year.
Obverse script
Arabic, Hebrew, Latin
Obverse lettering
יום
העצמאות
התשס``ד
INDEPENDENCE
DAY
2004
ישראל
ISRAEL
إسرائيل
שקלים
חדשים
NEW
SHEQALIM
מ
2
Reverse description
Images of a father and child with equal eye level, together holding a balloon decorated with a Star of David, inscription `THE CHILDREN IN ISRAEL` in Hebrew, English and Arabic.
Reverse script
Arabic, Hebrew, Latin
Reverse lettering
THE
הילדים
CHILDREN
בישראל
IN ISRAEL
ألأولاد في إسرائيل
Edge
Reeded
Mint
מ Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-date)