1969 Israel proof silver 10 Lirot - Peace - 21st Anniversary of Independence (low mintage)

1969 Israel proof silver 10 Lirot as per images.Weight of 26gm, 90% silver and 37mm in diameter.Low mintage of only 19838.

Commemorative issue

Peace - 21st Anniversary of Independence

Obverse

The design is composed of an artistic depiction of the four Hebrew letters that form the word "Shalom", while the right-hand-side of the first letter "Shin" in "Shalom" on the right, contains three of the seven branches of the Menorah. Around the upper border is the face value, "10 Israeli Lirot" in Hebrew on the silver and "100 Israeli Lirot" on the gold. The mint year 5729-1969 is engraved in the border, to the right in Hebrew and to left the in English.

Scripts: Hebrew, Latin

Engraver: Zelig Segal

Reverse

In the center, in stylized letters, is part of the verse concerning the death of Moses: "And no-one knew his burial place". The letters are arranged in the form of a monument and beneath is the reference: "Deuteronomy 34:6". Below, right, is a steel helmet covered by a net with an olive sapling rising from it. The word "Israel" appears below in the center in Hebrew and around the upper right border Arabic and English.

Scripts: Arabic, Hebrew, Latin

Lettering: 

Engraver: Nathan Kar

Edge

Inscripted

Translation: 21st Year of the State of Israel

Mints

	Kretschmer, MintJerusalem, Israel
	United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)

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