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20 New Sheqalim The Menorah
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | The Knesset Menorah, the monumental seven-branched candelabrum gifted to the Israeli parliament, is depicted in bold relief at center, with the Knesset Building rendered in the background. The trilingual toponym 'JERUSALEM / ירושלים / أورشليم' is inscribed in Latin, Hebrew, and Arabic script above the face value '20 שקלים חדשים / NEW SHEQALIM' and the dual-calendar mint year '2012 / התשע״ב'. Along the lower border, the metal fineness and weight specifications '1 OZ. FINE GOLD .9999 / אונקייה זהב טהור' are inscribed in both Hebrew and English. |
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| Mintage | 5772 (2012) ✡ - התשע״ב - Brilliant Uncirculated - 3,600 |
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Issued to mark the 64th anniversary of Israeli independence, this coin belongs to a long-running Bank of Israel commemorative gold program that has produced annual issues since the 1990s. The menorah chosen as its subject is the one depicted on the Israeli state emblem — derived specifically from the relief on the Arch of Titus in Rome, where it appears among the spoils carried from the destroyed Second Temple in 70 AD.
That Roman monument remains the most accurate ancient depiction of the Temple menorah in existence.