1 Lira

1 Lira - obverse1 Lira - reverse

© Joseph Kunnappally

Features

Issuer Israel
Period State of Israel (1948-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 5727-5740 (1967-1980)
Calendar Hebrew
Value 1 Israeli Pound (1 ILP)
Currency Pound (1960-1980)
Composition Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight 9 g
Diameter 27.5 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 31 March 1984
Number
N#
1726
References KM# 47.1,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
KM# 47.2,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
KM# 47.3
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Three stylized grenadine fruits, state emblem (menorah flanked by olive branches)

Scripts: Arabic, Hebrew, Latin

Lettering:
ישראל
ישראל
ISRAEL اسرائيل

Translation:
Israel
Israel
Israel Israel

Engravers: Gerd Rothschild, Zeev Lipman

Reverse

Value, 2 stars (image from early coins at about 103 B.C. Alexander Jannaeus)

Script: Hebrew

Lettering:
1
לירה
ישראלית
אחת
תשל"א

Translation:
1
Lirah
Israeli
One
the date (in this case, 5731)

Engraver: Zvi Narkiss

Edge

Alternating segments: five smooth, five milled

1 Lira -  obverse

Mints

Bern, Switzerland (1225-date)
Jerusalem, Israel
Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)
Royal Canadian Mint of Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)
Royal Canadian Mint of Winnipeg, Canada (1976-date)

Comments

Some coins show a small "Star of David" on the obverse. These are set issues.

Date of Issue: September 1967

Of the coins dated 5733 (1973), 150,000 were minted in Jerusalem and 10,115,000 were minted in Bern.
Of the coins dated 5734 (1974), 2,287,000 were minted in Jerusalem and 4,000,000 were minted by the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa.
Of the coins dated 5735 (1975), 7,225,000 were minted in Jerusalem and 6,000,000 were minted by the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra.
Of the coins dated 5738 (1978), 11,129,000 were minted in Jerusalem and 36,391,000 were minted by the Royal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg.
Of the coins dated 5739 (1979), 10,615,464 were minted in Jerusalem and 24,200,000 were minted by the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa.

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
5727 (1967)  3 830 000 $ 0.27 $ 0.27 $ 0.61 $ 0.74 $ 1.00 15% תשכ"ז; Jerusalem
5728 (1968)  3 982 000 $ 0.21 $ 0.21 $ 0.60 $ 0.60 $ 0.60 $ 0.60 13% תשכ״ח; Jerusalem
5729 (1969)  12 484 000 $ 0.11 $ 0.39 $ 0.39 $ 0.39 $ 1.00 25% תשכ"ט; Jerusalem
5730 (1970)  4 794 000 $ 0.24 $ 0.24 $ 0.24 $ 0.48 $ 1.10 14% תש"ל; Jerusalem
5731 (1971)  2 993 000 $ 0.13 $ 0.36 $ 0.53 $ 0.81 $ 1.10 12% תשל"א; Jerusalem
5731 (1971) ✡ 125 921 $ 1.30 2% תשל"א (In sets only; KM#47.2); Jerusalem
5732 (1972)  2 489 000 $ 0.14 $ 0.30 $ 0.32 $ 0.57 $ 2.20 9% תשל"ב; Jerusalem
5732 (1972) ✡ 68 513 $ 1.80 1.5% תשל"ב (In sets only; KM#47.2); Jerusalem
5733 (1973)  10 265 000 $ 0.23 $ 0.40 $ 0.40 $ 0.45 $ 0.81 19% תשל"ג; Jerusalem and Bern
5734 (1974)  6 287 000 $ 0.25 $ 0.30 $ 0.30 17% תשל"ד: Jerusalem and Ottawa
5734 (1974) ✡ 92 868 $ 1.90 2% תשל"ד (In sets only; KM#47.2); Jerusalem
5735 (1975)  13 225 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.23 $ 0.28 $ 0.28 $ 0.28 $ 0.28 $ 0.81 24% תשל"ה: Jerusalem and Canberra
5735 (1975) ✡ 61 686 $ 0.89 1.6% תשל"ה (In sets only; KM#47.2); Jerusalem
5736 (1976)  4 268 000 $ 0.14 $ 0.28 $ 1.10 7% תשל"ו; Jerusalem
5736 (1976) ✡ 64 654 $ 0.87 1.3% תשל"ו (In sets only; KM#47.2); Jerusalem
5737 (1977)  11 129 000 $ 0.23 $ 0.27 $ 0.34 $ 0.68 $ 0.76 15% תשל"ז; Jerusalem
5737 (1977) ✡ 37 208 $ 1.90 1.5% תשל"ז (In sets only; KM#47.2); Jerusalem
5738 (1978)  61 752 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.13 $ 0.33 $ 0.33 $ 0.33 $ 0.33 $ 0.81 29% תשל"ח; Jerusalem and Winnipeg
5738 (1978) ✡ 57 072 $ 1.40 $ 1.50 1.7% תשל"ח (In sets only; KM#47.2); Jerusalem
5739 (1979)  58 433 0.8% תשל״ט (In sets only; KM#47.3)
5739 (1979)  34 815 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.17 $ 0.33 $ 0.39 $ 0.45 $ 0.50 $ 0.77 20% תשל״ט; Jerusalem and Ottawa
5739 (1979) ✡ 31 590 $ 3.20 1.4% תשל״ט (In sets only; KM#47.2); Jerusalem
5740 (1980)  10 840 000 2% תש״ם; Jerusalem (Most issues melted down before circulation)

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