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2 New Sheqalim Tower of Babel
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents an artistic rendition of the Tower of Babel constructed entirely from the text of the biblical verses describing it (Genesis 11:1–9). The Hebrew scriptural text is arranged in the silhouette of a towering structure, with the words appearing to float in the field as though suspended mid-construction, conveying both the monumentality and the ultimate fragility of the edifice. The typographic composition evokes the biblical narrative of human ambition and divine intervention, with no traditional pictorial imagery, relying solely on the sacred text as visual form. |
| Reverse script | Hebrew |
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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.