Israel Coin 2 New Sheqel Official Currency ILS NIS Collectible Jewish Money
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Israel Coin 2 New Sheqel Official Currency ILS NIS Collectible Jewish Money
1 Coin - 2 New Israeli Sheqel (NIS), also known as simply the Israeli shekel (sign: ₪, code: ILS)
Composition: nickel bonded steel. The coin weighs 5.7 grams, 21.6 mm in diameter, 2.3 mm thickness. Edge: smooth with 4 regions of grooves.
Obverse: two cornucopia, the state emblem (menorah).
Reverse: value, date, "Israel" in Hebrew, Arabic and English (please note: actual coin's issue date may vary from picture).
The new 2 shekel coin has been in use in Israel since 2007. Israeli shekel is the currency of Israel and is also used as a legal tender in the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. It is also a currency that can be exchanged by consumers in many parts of the world. The origin of the name "shekel" (שקל) is from the ancient biblical currency by the same name. Shekel is any of several ancient units of weight or of currency in ancient Israel.