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.
Obverse script
Arabic, Hebrew, Latin
Obverse lettering
اسرائيل • ISRAEL התשנ׳׳ט ישראל
1/2
שקל
חדש
NEW SHEQEL
HANUKKA חנוכה