Around the rim, a stylized design of the museum buildings. In the center, an inscription `The Israel Museum` in Hebrew, English and French.
Obverse lettering
לוזי אוך ישראל THE ISRAEL MUSEUM LE MUSEE D'ISRAEL
Obverse script
Reverse description
A realistic representation of a stone candelabra found in a second century C.E. synagogue uncovered in Tiberias. The branches composed of conventional open pomegranates on top of which recessed containers for oil are visible.
