5 New Sheqalim Nightingale and Fig

€235,959.00
IssuerIsrael
Year1997
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value5 New Sheqalim
CurrencyNew Shekel (1986-date)
CompositionGold (.900)
Weight8.63 g
Dimensions22 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#293, ICMC#32590227
Obverse descriptionFace value in Hebrew and in English, above left, the Israel State Emblem, in the upper border, `Israel` in English, Hebrew and Arabic, to the right, fig leaves and figs, around the border, biblical inscription `The fig tree putteth forth her green figs` and reference `Song of Songs 2:13` to the left in English, to the right in Hebrew.
Obverse scriptHebrew, Latin
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionA nightingale perched on a branch, biblical inscription `The time of the singing of birds` (Song of Songs 2:12) around the left-hand border in English and above, right, in Hebrew and the mint year.
Reverse scriptHebrew, Latin
Reverse lettering
EdgeMilled
Mint
Mintage5757 (1997) מ - - 805
Catalog ID1994474150
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