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20 New Sheqalim The Western Wall
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Hebrew, Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | أورشليم JERUSALEM ירושלים 20 שקלים חדשים NEW SHEQALIM 2011 התשע״א 1 OZ. FINE GOLD .9999 אונקייה זהב טהור |
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Issued to mark the centenary of Tel Aviv's founding — though that commemoration had already been covered in an earlier series — this piece belongs to Israel's long-running program of fine gold issues tied to sites of religious and national significance. The Western Wall series prompted considerable discussion within the Knesset Finance Committee over pricing and mintage allocations, as demand from diaspora buyers consistently outpaced domestic distribution channels.
Struck at the Royal Canadian Mint under contract, which accounts for the .9999 fineness rather than the .917 more common to earlier Bank of Israel gold issues.