At the top, in Hebrew, `Survey Expedition to the Judaean Desert Caves in the twelfth Year of the State of Israel. In the center, an incuse shape, suggesting the mouth of the cave, with a background of the Judaean Hills, and in the foreground a rope ladder. At the entrance to the cave, the figure of a man hauling up a comrade. Underneath, in English, `Expedition to the Judaean Desert Caves, 1960`.
Obverse lettering
משלחת סקר למערות מדבר יהודה
שנת יב למדינת ישראל
Expedition to the Judaean Desert Caves
1960
Obverse script
Hebrew, Latin
Reverse description
Inside an incuse geometrical form, the bundle of papyri, on which writing is discernible. Above, in a half-circle in ancient Hebrew script `Shimon Bar-Cochba, President of Israel`. Lower center, a cotemporary coin. To the left, around the rim, in Hebrew, `The War of Bar-Cochba 132-135 CE`. To the right, in English, also around the rim, `Bar-Kokhba War 132-135 CE`, followed by, `Shimon, President of Israel` in Hebrew.
Reverse lettering
BAR KOKHBA WAR 132-135 C.E.
שמעון נשיא ישראל
מלחמת בר כוכבא ג`תתצא-ג`תתצד
