Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
2 Sheqalim Hanukkah - Ashkenaz Lamp
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
|---|---|
| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 2 Sheqalim (2 ILR) |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a detailed rendering of a 16th-century Ashkenazic Hanukkah lamp (chanukiah) of German origin, shown in a frontal, architectural presentation with two tower-like finials at either end and decorative scrollwork and animal-head motifs along the upper backplate. The body of the lamp bears a panel filled with Hebrew text in a cursive Ashkenazic script, reproducing the traditional Hanukkah blessing. A curved Hebrew legend along the lower rim reads חנוכיה מאשכנז המאה הט״ז (Hanukkah lamp from Ashkenaz, the 16th century). |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | 5746 (1985) מ - Proof - 9,225 |
| Additional information |
Israel's annual Hanukkah coin series, launched in 1958, draws each year from a different diaspora community's lamp tradition. The 1985 issue highlights the Ashkenazic rite, specifically the distinctive style of lamp that developed among Central and Eastern European Jewish communities over several centuries. These pieces were struck for the collector market and saw essentially no circulation, which is why examples almost invariably appear in original packaging.
KM#162 was produced at the Bern Mint under contract — Israel's own minting infrastructure has historically relied on foreign facilities for its commemorative silver program.