Face value of 5 New Sheqalim on the gold coin, 1 New Sheqel on the Silver Proof coin and 1/2 New Sheqel on the silver B.U. coin in Hebrew and English. The emblem of the State of Israel, word `Israel` in Hebrew, English and Arabic and mint year - 5748 - 1987.
Obverse script
Arabic, Hebrew, Latin
Obverse lettering
ישראל اسرائيل
ישראל
5
שקלים הדשים
NEW SHEQELS
מ
ISRAEL 1987 התשמ׳׳ח
Reverse description
The seven-branched candelabrum, a lulav and ethrog with the words `Peace in Israel` in Hebrew, as appears on the mosaic floor of the ancient Synagogue in Jericho. A rosette and pillars from the palace of the Khalif Hisham (724-743) and the pit, ruins of the round tower at Tel al-Sultan, sacred site of Jericho, dating from neolithic times. Palm trees allude to frequent biblical references to Jericho as `The City of Palm Trees`. In the upper right-hand border, the word `Jericho` is inscribed in Hebrew and English.
