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.