Portrait of Menachem Begin. Along the circumference is the caption `Commander of the Irgun Zvai Leumi, Prime Minister of the Government of Israel`. To the right of the portrait is the sentence `After my death I hope that I will be remembered, above all, as the person who prevented a civil war`, and his signature in Hebrew and English. The dates 5673-5752.
Obverse lettering
מפקד הארגון הצבאי הלאומי, ראש ממשת
ישראל
אחרי מותי אני מקווה שאזכר, מעל לכל, כמי שמנע מלחמת אחים
מ. בגין
תרע`ג-תשנ`ב
Obverse script
Reverse description
Star of David and dove emerging from the left side of the star, breaking a steel chain. To the left of the star is the Hebrew inscription `freedom fighters hate war` and the name Menachem Begin in Hebrew. In English, the words `PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL.COMMANDER OF THE IRGUN.1913-1992`.
Reverse lettering
PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL. COMMANDER OF
THE IRGUN. 1913-1992
לוחמי חופש הם שונאי מלחמה
מנחם בגין
