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500 Sheqalim Zeev Jabotinsky
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Composition | Gold (.900) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Hebrew, Latin |
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| Reverse description | A bold, high-relief portrait bust of Ze'ev Jabotinsky faces right in three-quarter view, rendered in a naturalistic and dignified artistic style. Jabotinsky is depicted wearing a suit and tie with characteristic round spectacles. A vertical Hebrew inscription reading 'זאב ז'בוטינסקי' appears along the left rim of the coin in the field beside the portrait. The portrait fills most of the reverse field, conveying a sense of gravitas befitting the Zionist leader and statesman. |
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Jabotinsky died in New York in 1940 and was buried there at his own request until Israel achieved statehood — he wanted no grave on soil under British rule. His remains were finally interred on Mount Herzl in 1964, by order of Prime Minister Levi Eshkol. This coin was issued on the 100th anniversary of his birth, part of Israel's ongoing commemorative gold program that had been running since the late 1950s.
The .900 fineness places it in line with most Israeli commemorative gold of the period rather than the .999 standard adopted later.