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50 Shekels King Solomon
| Issuer | Israel |
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| Year | 1962 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of King Solomon wearing an ornate crown, with long flowing hair and beard rendered in fine relief. The effigy occupies the central field within a beaded inner border. The upper arc bears the Hebrew legend in two lines, while the lower arc carries the Latin legend SOLOMON KING OF ISRAEL flanking the dates 5722 and 1962, each separated by six-pointed Star of David devices. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5722 ✡ דוד מלך ישראל ✡ ✡ SOLOMON KING OF ISRAEL ✡ 1962 |
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This issue was part of Israel's first gold coin program, authorized under the Bank of Israel Law and struck at the Utrecht Mint in the Netherlands — Israel lacked domestic facilities capable of producing gold coinage at the time. The series was sold directly to collectors and never intended for general circulation, which explains why surviving examples almost universally appear in pristine condition.
The X# designation confirms its status outside the regular monetary series, cataloged by Krause under their special issues classification.