Lettered Lettering: ISRAEL GOVERNMENT APPROVED ISSUE 1948 - 1958
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Obverse lettering
עשור לחרות ישראל ISRAEL LIBERATA ירושלים תשי״ח (Translation: One translation of the first line in Hebrew reads - "Decade of freedom for Israel". The Hebrew inscription under the palm tree reads "Jerusalem".)
Obverse script
Reverse description
The image on the reverse portrays a side of the coin struck by Roman Emperor Vespasian in 71 A.D after victory against the Jewish revolt in Judea.
Reverse lettering
גלתה יהודה IVDAEA CAPTA S C תל״א (Translation: Possible translations of the first line in Hebrew reads "Judea in exile" or "Judea was exiled".)