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2 New Sheqalim Moses and the Ten Commandments
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Weight | 28.8 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylized depiction of the Two Tablets of the Law (Luchot HaBrit) set within a radiant sunburst design, flanked to the upper right by the State of Israel emblem (menorah with olive branches). The numeral '2' appears prominently to the right of the central motif. Trilingual legends surround the design: in Hebrew (משה ולוחות הברית שמות כ:לד), in English (MOSES AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS EXOD. 20.34), and in Arabic (موسى ولوحات العهد الخروج ٢٠.٣٤), arranged along the coin's periphery. The denomination '2 שקלים חדשים / NEW SHEQALIM' appears below the central device, with the trilingual country name 'ישראל / ISRAEL / إسرائيل' and the dual date '2005 / התשס״ה' below that. |
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| Mintage | 5765 (2005) מ - התשס״ה - Proof - 1,400 |
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Issued as part of Israel's long-running Biblical Art series, this piece was struck by the Kremnica Mint in Slovakia under contract — a detail that surprises collectors who assume Bank of Israel commemoratives were produced domestically. Israel has no dedicated state mint; its commemorative program has relied on foreign facilities since the 1950s, with production contracts shifting across multiple European mints over the decades.