| Issuer | Israel |
| Year | 1963 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 5 Israeli Pounds (5 לירות) (5 ILP) |
| Currency | Pound (1949-1960) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 25 g |
| Dimensions | 34 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Zvi Narkiss Reverse: Yitzhak Behar |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#39 |
| Obverse description | The smokestack and part of the superstructure of a modern steamship, and in the background the Bay of Haifa and Mount Carmel. On the base of the smokestack, the face value `5` and beneath it, `Israeli Lirot` in Hebrew. Around the upper border, the word `Israel` in Hebrew and Arabic and mint year `5723-1963` in Hebrew and English. |
| Obverse script | Arabic, Hebrew |
| Obverse lettering | 1963 ישראל اسرائيل • תשנ`ג
5
לירות ישראליות (Translation: 5723 (1963) Israel 5 Israeli Lirot) |
| Reverse description | In the center a reproduction of the ancient galley found in the tomb in Jerusalem. From the mast hangs a rig and from it, many sails. The galley has thirteen oars, the tiermen protected by six parapets. There is a forecastle and tower in front. Below the fore, an extended battering ram. The aft has a rudder, underneath which, in ancient Hebrew script: `Fifteenth year of Israel`s Freedom`. |
| Reverse script | Hebrew |
| Reverse lettering | (Translation: Fifteenth year of Israel`s Freedom) |
| Edge | Inscripted |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 5723 (1963) - תשכ״ג - 5 960 5723 (1963) מ - תשכ״ג (Proof) - 4 495 |
| Catalog ID | 4149219870 |
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