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2 New Sheqalim Victory Over Nazi Germany
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Thickness | 2.8 mm |
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| Obverse description | The face value '2 NEW SHEQALIM' is inscribed in Hebrew and English in the upper field, with the dual date '1995 / 5755' (Gregorian and Hebrew calendar) centered below. The Israel State Emblem — a menorah flanked by olive branches — appears to the left. The word 'ISRAEL' is rendered in three scripts (Hebrew, Arabic, and Latin) in the lower field. A circular border legend reads 'FIFTY YEARS SINCE THE VICTORY OVER NAZI GERMANY – MAY 1945' in both English and Hebrew. |
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| Reverse lettering | IN MEMORY OF JEWISH FIGHTERS • יד ללוחמים היהודים |
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Issued on the 50th anniversary of the Allied victory in Europe, this coin was part of Israel's long-running commemorative program marking Holocaust remembrance and the Second World War. The Bank of Israel began producing this thematic series in the 1980s, drawing an explicit institutional link between the destruction of European Jewry and the founding of the state — a connection that shapes the political weight of the entire program, not just individual issues.
KM#268 is a low-mintage proof issue with limited secondary market movement.