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25 Agorot Israel's 25th Anniversary
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Hebrew, Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The numeral '25' dominates the upper portion of the field in large, bold Arabic numerals. Immediately below, the denomination legend in Hebrew, 'אגורות' (agorot), is inscribed in a smaller but prominent font. In the lower portion of the field, two lines of smaller Hebrew text record the Hebrew year תשל״ג (5733/1973) and the commemorative inscription שנת כ״ה למדינה, meaning 'the 25th year of the state,' marking Israel's silver jubilee. All inscriptions are contained within a plain raised rim. |
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Issued for Israel's 25th anniversary of independence in 1973, this commemorative fell in the same year as the Yom Kippur War — Egypt and Syria's surprise offensive launched on 6 October, which sent the country into emergency mobilization within weeks of the coin's release. Commemorative production continued regardless; the Bank of Israel had already committed to the issue as part of a broader anniversary program spanning multiple denominations.
KM#66 is sometimes conflated with the circulating 25 agorot of the same period, but the anniversary pieces were struck to a higher finish and distributed through collector channels rather than general circulation.