Up for sale is my 1983 Israeli One (1) Sheqel coin. Year 5743

Will make an excellent addition to anyone's foreign coin collection.

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This coin was minted 40 years ago.

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1 Sheqel

Features

Issuer	Israel
Period	State Of Israel (1948-Date)
Type	Standard Circulation Coin
Years	5741-5745 (1981-1985)
Calendar	Hebrew
Value	1 Sheqel (1 ILR)
Currency	Old Shekel (1980-1985)
Composition	Copper-Nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	5 g
Diameter	22.8 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal Alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	4 September 1985
Number	N# 1725
References	KM# 111, Schon# 102

Obverse

Omer Cup

Script: Hebrew

Lettering:
שקל
ישראל

Translation: Sheqel [of] Israel

Engraver: Gabi Neumann

Reverse

The denomination and the emblem of the State of Israel

Scripts: Arabic, Hebrew, Latin

Lettering:
ישראל
שקל 1
ישראל תשמ׳׳א ISRAEL اسرائيل

Translation:
1 Sheqel
5741 (1981) Israel

Engraver: Zvi Narkiss

Edge

Alternating segments: five smooth, five milled

Mints

	Bern, Switzerland (1225-date)
	Jerusalem, Israel
	Monnaie De Paris, Pessac, France (1973-date)
	Royal Canadian Mint, Winnipeg, Canada

Comments

Date of Issue: 22nd January, 1981

Of the coins dated 5741 (1981), 99,000,000 were minted by the Paris Mint; 39,970,000 minted in Jerusalem, and 15,570,000 minted in Bern.
Of the coins dated 5744 (1984), 30,000,000 minted by the Royal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg and 2,205,000 minted in Jerusalem.

Coins of different thickness exist: 1.5mm (standard) and 1.7mm:
Likewise, edge can be sharp or rounded.
Sharp edge:
Rounded edge:

Date	Mintage	Frequency
5741 (1981)	154 540 000	82%	תשמ׳׳א; Jerusalem, Paris, and Bern
5742 (1982)	15 850 000	18%	התשמ׳׳ב; Paris
5743 (1983)	26 360 000	20%	התשמ׳׳ג: Jerusalem
5744 (1984)	13 403	0.4%	התשמ׳׳ד (UNC set)
5744 (1984)	32 205 000	15%	התשמ׳׳ד; Jerusalem and Winnipeg
5745 (1985)	500 000	3%	התשמ׳׳ה; Jerusalem