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50 Sheqalim Piedfort Proof Set Issue
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Value | 50 Sheqalim (50 ILR) |
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| Reverse description | The denomination '50 SHEQALIM' is inscribed in Hebrew and English, centered in the field and flanked by two six-pointed stars. The Hebrew date, rendered in traditional gematria notation as 'התשמ״ה' (corresponding to the Jewish year 5745), appears prominently in the lower portion of the field. The overall layout is clean and symmetrical, consistent with Israeli commemorative coinage of the period. The piedfort format doubles the standard planchet thickness, giving the reverse design a pronounced sculptural relief. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Piedfort coins — struck at twice the normal planchet thickness — were a French specialty revived in the late twentieth century by several Western mints seeking to offer premium collector variants without commissioning entirely new dies. Israel adopted the format for select proof issues during the 1980s, a period when the sheqel itself was being consumed by triple-digit inflation that would force a full currency redenomination in 1985, the same year this set was issued.
The timing is pointed: a collector piedfort in aluminium bronze, struck to proof standard, released precisely as the currency it represents was being legislated out of existence and replaced by the new sheqel at a ratio of 1,000 to one.