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5 Pruta
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Composition | Bronze (95% Copper, 3% Tin, 2% Zinc) |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a four-stringed lyre rendered in ancient style, inspired by coinage of the Bar Kokhba Revolt (132–135 CE). The legend 'ישראל' (Israel) appears in Hebrew above and 'اسرائيل' (Israel) in Arabic below, flanking the central motif within the coin's field. The design consciously evokes ancient Judaean numismatic heritage, lending the issue historical and cultural resonance. |
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| Mintage | 5709 (1949) - תש`ט (Proof) - 25,000 5709 (1949) - תש`ט (Without pearl) - 5,000,000 5709 (1949) • - תש`ט (With pearl) - 5,070,000 |
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Israel's first coin series, issued in 1949, was produced under extraordinary pressure — the state was barely a year old, still fighting for survival, and urgently needed a functioning currency to replace the transitional mil coinage inherited from the British Mandate. The 5 Pruta was struck at the Utrechtsche Muntkantoor in the Netherlands, as Israel had no domestic mint of its own.
Two distinct varieties exist: one with a pearl between the date digits and one without, a die difference that continues to drive meaningful price separation between them.