½ Sheqel

Features

Issuer	Israel
Period	State of Israel (1948-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	5740-5745 (1980-1985)
Calendar	Hebrew
Value	½ Sheqel (½ ILR)
Currency	Old Shekel (1980-1985)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	3 g
Diameter	20 mm
Thickness	1.34 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	28 February 1985
Number	N# 1721
References	KM# 109, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 101 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Lion resembling the image of the sigelring of "Shem'ra, servant of Jeroboam" with state emblem (menorah flanked by olive branches) above

Scripts: Arabic, Hebrew, Latin

Lettering:
إسرائيل ISRAEL
ישראל

Translation: Israel

Reverse

Value flanked by stars and year

Script: Hebrew

Lettering:
1
2
שקל
תשמ׳׳א

Translation: 1/2 Shekel 5741 (1981)

Edge

Reeded

Mints

	Bern, Switzerland (1225-date)
	Jerusalem, Israel
	Monnaie de Paris, Pessac, France (1973-date)

Comments

Date of Issue: 24th February, 1980

Of the coins dated 5741 (1981), 37,976,000 were minted in Jerusalem and 15,296,000 were minted by the Paris Mint.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
5740 (1980)	52 408 000	$ 0.09	$ 0.21	$ 0.21	$ 0.32	$ 0.36	$ 0.52	$ 0.69	81%	תש׳׳ם; Bern
5741 (1981)	53 272 000			$ 0.32	$ 0.32	$ 0.54	$ 0.65	$ 0.65	29%	תשמ׳׳א; Jerusalem and Paris
5742 (1982)	18 808 000				$ 0.40	$ 0.64	$ 0.64	$ 1.10	10%	התשמ׳׳ב; Jerusalem
5743 (1983)	250 000							$ 1.60	3%	התשמ׳׳ג; Jerusalem
5744 (1984)	13 403								0.4%	התשמ׳׳ד (UNC set)
5744 (1984)	250 000								2%	התשמ׳׳ד; Jerusalem
5745 (1985)									1.3%	התשמ׳׳ה

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