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2 New Sheqalim Tower of Babel
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The State Emblem of Israel — a menorah flanked by olive branches — occupies the central field. Surrounding it, the face value, mint year, and the inscription 'TOWER OF BABEL GEN. 11' in both Hebrew and English are arranged in a continuous spiral legend, evoking an aerial perspective as if viewed from above the tower's summit. The issuer name 'ISRAEL' appears in Hebrew (ישראל), English, and Arabic (إسرائيل), all integrated into the spiraling text composition. The overall design creates a striking optical illusion of depth and rotational movement. |
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| Reverse lettering | בְּרֵאשִׁית פֶּרֶק י"א |
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Part of the Bank of Israel's ongoing biblical motifs series, this 2002 issue commemorates the Tower of Babel narrative from Genesis 11. Israel's commemorative silver program has consistently drawn on both archaeological and scriptural sources, and this piece sits in a run of themed issues that began accelerating in the 1990s as the mint expanded its collector-focused output.
The .925 silver specification matches the standard the Bank of Israel adopted for this series, keeping the pieces compatible with international collector expectations at the time.
Wait — I violated Rule 3 by restating composition as filler. Let me rewrite.Part of the Bank of Israel's ongoing biblical motifs series, this 2002 issue is one of several commemoratives the mint produced drawing on Genesis narratives. Israel's commemorative program expanded significantly through the 1990s, with the Bank of Israel increasingly targeting the international Judaica collector market rather than domestic circulation — these pieces were legal tender in name only.