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2 New Sheqalim Independence - The Golden Years
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Weight | 28.8 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the State of Israel's official emblem — the menorah flanked by olive branches — positioned in the upper central field. To the upper left, a stylized olive branch extends diagonally across the coin. The large numeral '2' dominates the right side of the field, with the denomination legend 'שקלים חדשים / NEW SHEQALIM' inscribed beneath it. To the left, a multi-line legend reads 'יום העצמאות התשס״ה / INDEPENDENCE DAY / 2005' in Hebrew and Latin script. The trilingual country name 'ישראל / إسرائيل / ISRAEL' appears in the lower right, with a mint mark visible at the base. |
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| Obverse lettering | יום העצמאות התשס״ה INDEPENDENCE DAY 2005 2 שקלים חדשים NEW SHEQALIM ישראל إسرائيل ISRAEL |
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Israel's Independence Day coin series has commemorated a different national theme each year since the early 1950s, making it one of the longest-running annual commemorative programs of any modern state. The 2005 issue marked 57 years of independence — an unremarkable numerical anniversary by most standards, but the "Golden Years" theme reflected a broader cultural conversation in Israel at the time about immigration waves, particularly the mass aliyah from the former Soviet Union that had reshaped Israeli demographics through the 1990s.