Replica of the capital and part of a pillar, of the 7th of 8th century BCE, found at Ramat Rachel on the outskirts of Jerusalem, in the proto-Aeolic Phoenician style which was introduced by foreign craftsmen engaged for the construction of theTemple of Solomon. On the pillar, in three lines, the name `Israel` in Hebrew and in Arabic, with the year 1964 and its Hebrew rendering. The face value `5 Israeli Lirot` appears in Hebrew, upper right.
Obverse script
Arabic, Hebrew
Obverse lettering
5
לירות
לירות ישראליות
ישראל
اسرائيل
1964 תשכ״ד
Reverse description
A stylized relief of the buildings on `Museum Hill`. In the lower border, the words `Israel Museum Jerusalem` in Hebrew.
Reverse script
Hebrew
Reverse lettering
מוזיאון
ישראל ירושלים (Translation: ISRAEL MUSEUM JERUSALEM)