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20 New Shekels The Windmill
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Weight | 31.1035 g |
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| Reverse description | The historic Montefiore Windmill of Jerusalem dominates the left portion of the field, depicted in detailed relief with its four latticed sails crossed diagonally; a stylized Jerusalem cityscape silhouette appears at the lower right. To the right, the denomination numeral 20 is prominently displayed above the trilingual inscription שקלים חדשים / NEW SHEKELS and the date 2019 / התשע״ט, with a Star of David below. Along the upper rim runs the trilingual legend ירושלים / JERUSALEM / أورشليم, and along the lower rim the purity inscription 1 OZ. FINE GOLD .9999 / 1 אונקיה זהב טהור. |
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| Mintage | 5779 (2019) - - 3,600 |
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The windmill on the outskirts of Jerusalem's Mishkenot Sha'ananim neighborhood was built in 1857 by the British philanthropist Sir Moses Montefiore, intended to provide income for residents of what was then the first Jewish neighborhood constructed beyond the Old City walls. It never worked properly — the winds in that part of the Judean Hills proved consistently insufficient to power the millstones — and it ceased operating within a few years of completion.
Bank of Israel bullion issues in this series have drawn on landmarks with specific ties to the history of modern Jewish settlement, and the choice here is pointed: a structure that was visionary, philanthropically funded, and ultimately non-functional on its own technical terms.