Scientific Achievements in Israel

Scientific Achievements in Israel
Israel's 37th Anniversary of Independence Coin 1985/5745

The State of Israel occupies a special status in the international scientific world. Despite Israel's size, it has achieved its outstanding position by virtue of its scientific and research framework, which permits a scope of scientific activity and achievement in many different fields of vital and practical research and technological development.
1985 marks the 60th Anniversary of the opening of the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem and that of the "Hebrew Technion" in Haifa. It also marks the 60th Anniversary of the beginning of activities at the experimental station in Beit Dagon, now known as the Volcani Institute for Agricultural Research.
1985 also marks the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Daniel Sieff Research Institute, which later developed into the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, and the 25th Anniversary of the founding of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
Its first president was Professor Martin Buber, who was succeeded by the late Professor Aharon Katzir.

Obverse: Intersecting circles, the State of Israel Emblem, word "Israel" in Hebrew, English and Arabic, mint year 5745-1985,
Face Value: 10 Sheqalim on the Gold Coin, 2 Sheqalim on the Silver Proof Coin, 1 Sheqel on the silver B.U. Coin

Reverse: A stylized tree with branches creating a kind of molecularly structured Star of David, the words "Scientific Achievements in Israel" in Hebrew and in English, emblem of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

Edge: Gold Coin - milled, Silver Proof and B.U. Coins - 37th Anniversary of the State of Israel (in ancient Hebrew lettering).

Mint Marks: On the obverse of the B.U. coin, a Star of David, on the obverse of the proof-gold and silver- the Hebrew letter "mem".

Designer: Obverse - Zvi Narkiss, Reverse - Nathan Karp

Mint: Gold Coin - Royal Canadian Mint., Silver Proof Coin - Mint of Stuttgart., Silver B.U. Coin - Monnaie de Paris.