Israel 5 Agorot 1962 Small Date 5722 תשכ״ב Arabic Hebrew Three Pomegranates KM25

Features

Issuer Israel

Period State of Israel (1948-date)

Type Standard circulation coin

Years 5720-5735 (1960-1975)

Calendar Hebrew

Value 5 Agorot (0.05 ILP)

Currency Pound (1960-1980)

Composition Aluminium-bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel)

Weight 2.3 g

Diameter 17.5 mm

Thickness 1.463 mm

Shape Round

Technique Milled

Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑

Demonetized 22 February 1980

Number N# 1719

References KM# 25

Obverse

Three ripe pomegranates

Scripts: Arabic, Hebrew

Lettering: ישראל اسرائيل

Translation: Israel

Engravers: Rothschild, Lippman

Reverse

Value and year

Script: Hebrew

Lettering:

5

אגורות

תשכ״ב

Translation: 5 Agorot 5722 (1962)

Engravers: G., M. Shamir

Edge

Smooth

5 Agorot - obverse

Mints

Government Printer - Israel Mint, Tel Aviv, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel

Kings Norton Metal Company, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1890-1962)

Royal Canadian Mint, Ottawa, Canada (1908-date)

Comments

Date of Issue: 20th October, 1960

The 5722 issue has two different forms of the "2" letter (ב), with long or short top line, but both types have the same overall date size. Not sure if there are also different date sizes like written below.