Inside a somewhat concave surface in the upper left corner, the word `Israel` in Hebrew and Arabic with the date `5726-1966` in Hebrew and English. Below and to the right, the number `5` and the Hebrew inscription, `Lirot Israélien`.
Obverse script
Arabic, Hebrew
Obverse lettering
ישראל
اسرائيل
5 לירות ישראליות
1966
Reverse description
Over the entire field, a stylized inscription in Hebrew letters, `Est Israël Hai`, with the word `Hai`, whose numerical value is 18, underlined. On the left-hand edge, the Hebrew inscription, `18 Years of the State of Israel`.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
עם ישראל חי
י`ח שנים למדינת ישראל (Translation: `Am Israel Chai` - The People of Israel Lives 18 years to the State of Israel)