Face value in Hebrew and English. To the left of the face value is the State emblem. `ISRAEL` appears in Hebrew, Arabic and English with year of issue
Obverse script
Arabic, Hebrew, Latin
Obverse lettering
ישראל اسرائيل
ישראל
ISRAEL 1990 התשנ׳׳א
5
שקלים הדשים
NEW SHEQALIM
מ
Reverse description
Presents aerial view of the Sea of Galilee and archaeological finds from the vicinity` a coin of the city of Tiberias (2nd century C.E.); a portion of the zodiac mosaic from the synagogue at Hamat Tiberias (3rd-4th century C.E.); a stone relief from Capernaum (3rd-4th century C.E.); and a portion of mosaic from Kursi. The words `Sea of Galilee` appear in English and `Kinneret` in Hebrew.