Israel 1960 20 lirot
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This specimen was lot 2484 in Goldberg sale 103 (Los Angeles, February 2018), where it sold for $376. The catalog description[1] noted, "Israel. 20 Lirot, 1960. Dr. Theodor Herzl. One year type. NGC graded MS-65." This NCLT honoring the founding Zionist was accompanied by a silver five lirot (KM 29). This is the only issue of this denomination tho it is safe to say that no gold coin of Israel actually circulated. Massive influx of aid from the United States fueled inflation and coinage reforms in 1960, 1980 and 1985.
Recorded mintage: 10,460.
Specification: 7.99 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22 mm diameter (same standard as a British sovereign).
Catalog reference: Fr-1; KM-30.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 103: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.
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