2 New Sheqalim Stork and Fir Tree

€23,752.00
IssuerIsrael
Year1999
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value2 New Sheqalim
CurrencyNew Shekel (1986-date)
CompositionSilver (.925)
Weight28.8 g
Dimensions38.7 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Yaacov Enyedi, Tidhar Dagan
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#322
Obverse descriptionFace value in Hebrew and English, left, two fir trees, upper center, the Israel State Emblem, `Israel` in English, Hebrew and Arabic, border inscription `like a green fir tree, Hosea 14:9` in Hebrew and English.
Obverse scriptArabic, Hebrew, Latin
Obverse letteringISRAEL ישראל اسرائيل like a green fir tree HOSEA 14:8 כברוש רענן הושע יד,ט 2 שקלים חדשים NEW SHEQALIM מ
Reverse descriptionImage of a stork standing on one foot in a pool of water with plants in the background, right, the Hebrew inscription `As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house, `Psalms 104:17`, the same inscription in English in the upper right-hand border and the mint year.
Reverse scriptHebrew, Latin
Reverse letteringחסידה ברושים ביתה תהלים קד,יז the stork, the firs tree are her house PSALMS 104:17 1998 התשנ`ט
EdgeMilled
Mintמ
Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke
Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-date)
Mintage5759 (1999) מ - תשנ`ט - Proof - 2 500
Catalog ID8454836170
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