1981 Israel 10 Agorot coin pendant Pomegranate Grenadine fruit Jewish menorah Jerusalem Tel Aviv Haifa Rishon LeZion Netanya Ashdod Beersheba Judea Judaism Rishon Petah Torah Talmud Zion n003667

NOTE: EXTRA-SMALL COIN
Division ‏ : ‎ unisex-adult
Date First Accessible ‏ : ‎ August 1, 2019
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CLJVJKZB
Israel 10 New Agorot {1980-1985} 1S 3L81 1Hbs80
entrance: 3 stylized grenadine fruits, state emblem (menorah flanked by olive branches) The pomegranate is talked about or alluded to within the Bible many instances. It is usually included in coinage and numerous varieties of historical and trendy cultural works. For instance, pomegranates had been recognized in Historical Israel because the fruits that the scouts delivered to Moses to exhibit the fertility of the “promised land”.
The Guide of Exodus describes the me’il (“gown of the ephod”) worn by the Hebrew excessive priest as having pomegranates embroidered on the hem, alternating with golden bells, which could possibly be heard because the excessive priest entered and left the Holy of Holies. In keeping with the Books of Kings, the capitals of the 2 pillars (Jachin and Boaz) that stood in entrance of Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem had been engraved with pomegranates.
Solomon is alleged to have designed his coronet based mostly on the pomegranate’s “crown” (calyx). Lettering: إسرائيل ISRAEL ישראל again: Worth and yr Script: Hebrew Lettering: 10 אגורות חדשות תש׳׳ם Translation: 10 New Agorot 5740 (1980)
demonetized {now not in circulation} polished Nickel-Bronze coin diameter: 16 mm {NOTE: EXTRA-SMALL COIN, SMALLER THAN SIZE OF A USA 10 CENT DIME COIN} weight: 2.1 g