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2 New Sheqalim Independence - Yad Vashem

Issuer Bank of Israel
Year 2013
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Composition Silver (.925)
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Obverse description At center, the State Emblem of Israel depicting a menorah flanked by olive branches, with the legend 'ISRAEL' in Latin script above and the Hebrew 'ישראל' and Arabic 'إسرائيل' inscriptions in the field. The denomination '2 שקלים חדשים NEW SHEQALIM' appears in the lower portion of the obverse, with the mint year and mint mark. The inscriptions 'INDEPENDENCE DAY - 2013' in Latin and 'יום העצמאות - התשע״ג' in Hebrew are arranged around the central device.
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Reverse description Central to the design is a concentration camp prisoner's striped uniform bearing the yellow Star of David, a powerful symbol of the persecution suffered by Jews during the Holocaust. A larger Star of David is rendered in the background field, evoking the enduring spirit expressed by the phrase 'The People of Israel Lives On.' The design was created to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Yad Vashem, Israel's official Holocaust memorial and museum. Multilingual inscriptions in Hebrew, Latin, and Arabic appear in the field referencing Yad Vashem and its six decades of operation. The overall composition is somber and restrained, rendered in a style befitting the gravity of Holocaust remembrance.
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Mintage 5773 (2013) מ - התשע`ג - Proof - 2,800
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