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5 New Sheqalim Caesarea
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The State Emblem of Israel — a menorah flanked by two olive branches — is displayed prominently in the central field. The face value '5 NEW SHEQALIM' appears in Hebrew and English flanking the emblem. The country name 'ISRAEL' is inscribed in Hebrew (ישראל), English, and Arabic (إسرائيل) along the periphery. The mint year appears in both the Gregorian calendar (1988) and the Hebrew calendar (5749), reflecting the coin's issue date. |
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| Obverse lettering | ישראל / ISRAEL / إسرائيل / 5 שקלים חדשים / 5 NEW SHEQALIM / 1988 / תשמ"ט |
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Issued as part of Israel's ongoing "Holyland Sites" bullion and commemorative series, this piece marks Caesarea Maritima — the Roman and later Crusader port city built by Herod the Great beginning around 22 BCE. Herod constructed an artificial harbor there using hydraulic concrete, one of the earliest known applications of the technique in the ancient world. The city served as the administrative capital of Roman Judaea and was the seat from which Pontius Pilate governed.
The 1989 gold issues in this series were struck at the Berne mint under contract.