Kibbutz Degania

Copper-Nickel, Standard BU, 32 mm, 14 gr

SKU
41503326
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Specifications
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Issuing Year 1960
Material Copper-Nickel
Fineness Copper-Nickel
Quality Standard BU
Weight 14 gr
Diameter 32 mm
Face Value 1 IL
Max Mintage 49,455
Mint Mark Unmarked
Design Miriam Karoli, Rothschild and Lippman ("Roli")

Description of the coin

The second of the Hanukka commemorative coins is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the collective settlement Degania: "Mother of the co-operative villages". The coin also commemorates the jubilee of Israel's collective agricultural movement.

Obverse:
Top left, the word "Israel" in Hebrew and Arabic, beneath, the mint year "5720-1960" in Hebrew and English, lower right, the face value in Hebrew, "1 Israeli Lira".

Reverse:
Degania on the shore of the Sea of Galilee with its small houses, cypresses and palms, "Degania" in enlarged Hebrew characters to the left, Hebrew inscription "Jubilee of Collective Settlement" around the upper border.

Edge:
Smooth.

Mint Marks:
On the reverse of the proof coin the Hebrew letter "Mem" between two cypresses.

Designer:
Obverse - Miriam Karoli.
Reverse - Rothschild and Lippman ("Roli").

Mint:
Royal Dutch Mint, Utrecht, Holland.

Issue Name: Kibbutz Degania

Series Name: Hanukka Series


Catalog SKU Condition Diameter Face Value Issue Price Material Mint Mark Quantity Weight
41503326 32 mm 1 IL 2 IL Copper-Nickel Unmarked 49,455 14 gr
41504322 32 mm 1 IL 4 IL Copper-Nickel Mem ("מ") 4,702 14 gr