Lyre; the emblem of the State of Israel. Ancient Hebrew seal with the inscription `Maadana, the King`s daughter`.
Obverse script
Hebrew
Obverse lettering
ישראל (Translation: Israel)
Reverse description
The denomination `1/2 New Sheqel` in Hebrew and English; the date in Hebrew; `Israel` in Hebrew, Arabic and English; with the word `Hanukka` in Hebrew and English separated by a tiny candelabrum.
Reverse script
Arabic, Hebrew, Latin
Reverse lettering
اسرائيل • ISRAEL התשנ׳׳ה ישראל
1/2
שקל
חדש
NEW SHEQEL
HANUKKA חנוכה
Edge
Smooth
Mint
Jerusalem, Israel Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands (1010-date)
Mintage
5746 (1985) ✡ - התשמ׳׳ו; In sets only - 14 305 5747 (1987) - התשמ׳׳ז; Paris - 1 004 000 5748 (1987) - התשמ׳׳ח; In sets only - 28 800 5748 (1988) - התשמ׳׳ח; Jerusalem - 532 000 5749 (1989) - התשמ׳׳ט; Jerusalem - 504 000 5750 (1990) - התש׳׳ן; Jerusalem - 2 016 000 5751 (1991) - התשנ׳׳א; Jerusalem - 960 000 5752 (1992) - התשנ׳׳ב; Jerusalem - 288 000 5753 (1993) - התשנ׳׳ג; Jerusalem - 304 000 5754 (1994) ✡ - התשנ׳׳ד; Utrecht; In sets only - 12 000 5755 (1996) ✡ - התשנ׳׳ה; Utrecht; In sets only - 12 000 5756 (1996) ✡ - התשנ׳׳ו; Utrecht; In sets only - 7 500 5757 (1997) ✡ - התשנ׳׳ז; Utrecht; In sets only - 7 500 5758 (1998) ✡ - התשנ׳׳ח; Utrecht; In sets only - 10 000 5759 (1999) ✡ - התשנ׳׳ט; Utrecht; In sets only - 6 000 5760 (2000) ✡ - התש׳׳ס; Utrecht; In sets only - 5 000 5761 (2000) ✡ - התשס׳׳א; In sets only - 4 000 5762 (2001) ✡ - התשס׳׳ב; In sets only - 4 000 5763 (2002) ✡ - התשס׳׳ג; In sets only - 3 000 5764 (2003) ✡ - התשס׳׳ד; In sets only - 3 000 5765 (2004) ✡ - התשס׳׳ה; In sets only - 2 500 5766 (2005) ✡ - התשס׳׳ו; In sets only - 3 000 5767 (2006) ✡ - התשס׳׳ז; In sets only - 3 000 5768 (2007) ✡ - התשס׳׳ח; In sets only - 3 000 5769 (2008) ✡ - התשס׳׳ט; In sets only - 1 800 5770 (2010) ✡ - תש׳׳ע; In sets only - 1 800