5 Lirot

Features

Issuer	Israel
Ruling authority	State of Israel (1948-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	5738-5739 (1978-1979)
Calendar	Hebrew
Value	5 Israeli Pounds (לירות) (5 ILP)
Currency	Pound (1960-1980)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	11.2 g
Diameter	30 mm
Thickness	2.16 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	31 March 1984
Number	N# 3836
References	KM# 90 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).

Obverse

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

Scripts: Arabic, Hebrew, Latin

Lettering:
إسرائيل ISRAEL
ישראל
ישראל

Reverse

Value flanked by stars

Script: Hebrew

Lettering:
5
לירות
ישראליות
תשל'ט

Edge

Plain

Mints

	Jerusalem, Israel
	Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)

Comments

Date of issue: 21st of September, 1978

Of the coins dated 5739 (1979), 5,646,428 were minted in Jerusalem and 32,000,000 were minted by the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra.

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Date	Mintage	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
5738 (1978)	8 350 000	$ 0.56	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 2.20	$ 2.20	תשל״ח; Jerusalem	43%
5739 (1979)	58 433					$ 7.40	תשל״ט (Uncirculated set)	2%
5739 (1979)	37 646 428	$ 0.58	$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.30	$ 2.70	תשל״ט; Jerusalem and Canberra	69%

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