Kibbutz Degania

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.