Israel JE 5742 5 sheqalim

from the Stonecat Collection

This type was struck 1982-85 (JE 5742-5745) at Jerusalem and various foreign mints. Of the 1982, 18,000,000 were minted by Casa de Moneda de Chile and 12,000,000 were minted by the Paris Mint. In 1982, US$1 = 20.9 sheqalim. It was accompanied by a gold five sheqalim honoring the Qumran caves (KM 125). Inflation having destroyed its value, the coinage was reformed again with one new sheqel = 1,000 old sheqalim.

Recorded mintage: 30,000,000 plus 13,403 for collector sets.

Specification: 6.1 g, aluminum bronze, 24 mm diameter, designed by Eliezer Weishoff and Tidhar Dagan.

Catalog reference: KM 118.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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• JE 5741 (1981) ½ sheqel, lion
• JE 5741 (1981) sheqel, chalice
• 1982 gold 5 sheqalim, Qumran Caves
• 1982 10 sheqalim, Baron Edmond de Rothschild
• JE 5744 (1984) sheqel, chalice
• JE 5744 (1984) 5 sheqalim, cornucopia
• 1984 gold 5 sheqalim, Kidron Valley
• Coins and currency dated 1982
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