50 Lirot 30 Years of Independence

Israel's thirtieth anniversary fell in 1978 under considerable political tension — the Camp David Accords were negotiated that same September, making this one of the more historically loaded commemorative years in the state's short existence. The .500 fineness is notably lower than the .900 silver used in earlier Israeli commemoratives, a deliberate cost decision by the Bank of Israel as silver prices climbed sharply through the late 1970s.