5 Pruta

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Issuer	Israel
Period	State of Israel (1948-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	5709 (1949)
Calendar	Hebrew
Value	5 Prutas (5 פרוטות) (0.005 ILP)
Currency	Pound (1949-1960)
Composition	Bronze (95% Copper, 3% Tin, 2% Zinc)
Weight	3.2 g
Diameter	20 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Issued	28 December 1950
Demonetized	22 February 1980
Number	N# 2041
References	KM# 10 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 3 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). , Haffner# P-5, P-6, etc. Sylvia Haffner Magnus; 1967. The History of modern Israel's money 1917 to 1967. Self-published, San Diego, California, United States. , ICMC# 611949005 Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com)

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Obverse

Four-stringed lyre; "Israel" in Hebrew and Arabic.
The design is based off of a coin from the Bar-Kokhba Revolt (132-135CE).

Scripts: Arabic, Hebrew

Lettering:
ישראל
اسرائيل

Translation: Israel

Reverse

The denomination "5 Pruta" and the date in Hebrew; two stylized olive branches around the rim.

Script: Hebrew

Lettering:
5 פרוטה
תש'ט

Translation:
5 Ptuta
5709

Edge

Plain

Mints

	Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited), United Kingdom (1850-2003)
•	Kings Norton Metal Company, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1890-1962)

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Date of issue: 28 December, 1950

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
5709 (1949)	25 000							תש'ט (Proof)	1.9%
5709 (1949)	5 000 000	$ 0.30	$ 0.92	$ 1.20	$ 1.60	$ 3.70	$ 11	תש'ט (Without pearl)	67%
5709 (1949) •	5 070 000	$ 0.17	$ 0.52	$ 1.10	$ 1.90			תש'ט (With pearl)	44%

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