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5 Lirot Independence - Bar Mitzvah
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1961 |
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| Value | 5 Israeli Pounds (5 לירות) (5 ILP) |
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| Obverse lettering | ישראל اسرائيل תשכ"א 1961 5 לירות ישראליות (Translation: Israel 5721 1961 5 Israeli Lirot) |
| Reverse description | Stylized depiction of a Holy Ark rendered in a manner inspired by a 13th-century AD painted gold-glass vessel in the collection of the Vatican. The Ark's doors stand open, revealing Torah scrolls within, while a flight of steps leads up to the entrance. The Hebrew inscription 'בר מצוה' (Bar Mitzvah) appears prominently in the field, referencing both the religious coming-of-age ceremony and the thirteenth anniversary of Israeli independence. |
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Issued to mark Israel's 13th anniversary of independence in 1961 — the numerical coincidence of 13 years and Bar Mitzvah being too deliberate to ignore — this was part of the annual commemorative series the Bank of Israel had maintained since 1958. The Bar Mitzvah theme was a pointed choice: in Jewish tradition, 13 is the age at which a boy assumes full religious responsibility, and framing a young state's anniversary in those terms carried obvious political weight without requiring a word of explanation to the intended audience.