The emblem of the State, a seven-branched Menorah between two olive branches joined at their base by the word `Israel` in Hebrew. Around, above, the nominal value `Fifty Israeli Lirot` in Hebrew, and below that, the word `Israel` in English and Arabic and the year` 1964` with its equivalent in Hebrew letters.
Obverse script
Arabic, Hebrew, Latin
Obverse lettering
חמישים לירות ישראליות
ישראל
מ
תשכה ISRAEL اسرائيل 1964
Reverse description
On the right-hand upper sector, a double cornucopia. Between the horns a pomegranate, with grains visible through a split in the rind. The right horn holds a barley-corn and the left a branch with an olive. All are ancient Hebrew portrayals of the Land`s goodness. On the lower left, in four lines in Hebrew, the inscription `Tenth Anniversary of the Bank of Israel`.