50 Pruta

€1.00
IssuerIsrael
Year1949-1954
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value50 Prutas (50 פרוטות) (0.050 ILP)
CurrencyPound (1949-1960)
CompositionCopper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight5.69 g
Dimensions23.5 mm
Thickness1.76 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to22 February 1980
Reference(s) KM#13.1, KM#13.2
Obverse descriptionA Branch of Grape Leaves.
Obverse scriptArabic, Hebrew
Obverse letteringישראל اسرائيل
(Translation: Israel)
Reverse descriptionValue and date within wreath made up of two stylized olive branches that for a circle around perimeter.
Reverse scriptHebrew
Reverse lettering50 פרוטה תש`ט
(Translation: 50 Pruta 5709 (1949))
EdgeReeded edge: KM# 13.1
MintGovernment Printer - Israel
Mint, Tel Aviv, Israel
Heaton and Sons / The Mint
Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003)

Kings Norton Metal Company,Birmingham, United Kingdom (1890-1962)
Mintage5709 (1949)  - תש`ט; Proof; Kings Norton - 20 000
5709 (1949)  - תש`ט; Without pearl; Heaton`s Mint - 6 000 000
5709 (1949) • - תש`ט; With pearl; Kings Norton - 6 020 000
5714 (1954)  - תשי`ד; KM# 13.1; Tel Aviv - 250 000
5714 (1954)  - תשי`ד; KM# 13.2; Tel Aviv - 4 500 000
Catalog ID6917459900
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