1/2 Lira

€1,031.00

Issuer	Israel
Year	1963-1979
Type	Standard circulation coin
Value	1/2 Israeli Pound (1/2 ILP)
Currency	Pound (1960-1980)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	6.8 g
Dimensions	24.5 mm
Thickness	1.8 mm
Shape and Technique	Round Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)	Obverse: Gerd Rothschild, Zeev Lipman Reverse: Gabriel Shamir, Maxim Shamir
In circulation to	31 March 1984
Reference(s)	KM#36.1, KM#36.2, KM#36.3

Obverse description	State emblem (menorah flanked by olive branches) and the country name below and on both sides.
Obverse script	Arabic, Hebrew, Latin
Obverse lettering	ISRAEL اسرائيل ישראל (Translation: Israel Israel Israel)
Reverse description	Value above date.
Reverse script	Hebrew
Reverse lettering	1/2 לירה ישראלית תש״ל (Translation: 1/2 Pound Israel)
Edge	Reeded
Mint	Bern, Switzerland(1225-date) Government Printer - Israel Mint, Tel Aviv, Israel Jerusalem, Israel Royal Australian Mint, Canberra,Australia (1965-date)
Mintage	5723 (1963) - תשכ״ג (Large animals); Bern - 14 000 5723 (1963) - תשכ״ג (Small animals); Tel Aviv - 5 593 000 5723 (1963) ✡ - תשכ״ג (With star; KM# 36.2); Jerusalem - 5724 (1964) - תשכ״ד; Tel Aviv - 3 762 000 5725 (1965) - תשכ״ה; Tel Aviv - 1 551 000 5726 (1966) - תשכ״ו; Tel Aviv - 2 139 000 5727 (1967) - תשכ״ז; Jerusalem - 1 942 579 5728 (1968) - תשכ״ח; Jerusalem - 1 183 000 5729 (1969) - תשכ״ט; Jerusalem - 450 000 5730 (1970) - תש״ל; Jerusalem - 1 001 023 5731 (1971) - תשל״א; Jerusalem - 500 008 5731 (1971) ✡ - תשל״א (In sets only; KM# 36.2); Jerusalem - 125 921 5732 (1972) - תשל״ב; Jerusalem - 421 000 5732 (1972) ✡ - תשל״ב (In sets only; KM# 36.2); Jerusalem - 68 513 5733 (1973) - תשל״ג; Jerusalem and Bern - 3 215 000 5734 (1974) - תשל״ד; Jerusalem - 4 275 015 5734 (1974) ✡ - תשל״ד (In sets only; KM# 36.2); Jerusalem - 92 868 5735 (1975) - תשל״ה; Jerusalem and Canberra - 11 000 010 5735 (1975) ✡ - תשל״ה (In sets only; KM# 36.2); Jerusalem - 61 686 5736 (1976) - תשל״ו; Jerusalem - 4 959 000 5736 (1976) ✡ - תשל״ו (In sets only; KM# 36.2); Jerusalem - 64 654 5737 (1977) - תשל״ז; Jerusalem - 4 983 010 5737 (1977) ✡ - תשל״ז (In sets only; KM# 36.2); Jerusalem - 37 208 5738 (1978) - תשל״ח; Jerusalem - 14 325 000 5738 (1978) ✡ - תשל״ח (In sets only; KM# 36.2); Jerusalem - 57 072 5739 (1979) - תשל״ט (In sets only; KM# 36.3); Jerusalem - 58 433 5739 (1979) - תשל״ט; Jerusalem - 21 391 000 5739 (1979) ✡ - תשל״ט (In sets only; KM# 36.2); Jerusalem - 31 590
Catalog ID	6819035330
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