Israel 2 New Sheqalim, 5759

2 New Sheqalim from Israel. Issued in 5759. Struck in Silver (.925). Measures 38.7 mm and weighs 28.8 g.

Obverse

Face value in Hebrew and English, left, two fir trees, upper center, the Israel State Emblem, "Israel" in English, Hebrew and Arabic, border inscription "like a green fir tree, Hosea 14:9" in Hebrew and English.

Reverse

Image of a stork standing on one foot in a pool of water with plants in the background, right, the Hebrew inscription "As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house, "Psalms 104:17", the same inscription in English in the upper right-hand border and the mint year.

Edge

Milled