Set Description:
This set is the last 8th set in the series of 8 competitive sets (by Denomination) of early Israeli coins:
1949 - December 31, 1957 (up to Monetary Reform commencing January 1, 1958 when Agora Denomination was introduced).
Reform Coinage: 1,000 Pruta (Prutot) = 1 Lira.
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DESIGN
Obverse: Oat sprigs and country name in Hebrew and Arabic.
Reverse: Value and date in Hebrew within wreath.
Diameter: 32.2 mm
Edge Description: Reeded.
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KM# 15.
Composition: Copper-Nickel.
Weight = 14.1 g
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KM# 15a
Composition: Silver.
Fineness: 0.5000
Weight: 14.4000 g
ASW: 0.231485202629929 oz
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