50 Lirot Independence - A People Re-United

Features

Issuer	Israel
Issuing entity	Israel Government Coins and medals Corp.
Period	State of Israel (1948-date)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	5738 (1978)
Calendar	Hebrew
Value	50 Israeli Pounds (לירות) (50 ILP)
Currency	Pound (1960-1980)
Composition	Silver (.500)
Weight	20 g
Diameter	34 mm
Thickness	2.7 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 28645
References	KM# 92 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , ICMC# 21050345, 21051341 Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com)

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Commemorative issue

30th Anniversary of Independence - A People Re-United with its Land

Series: Israel Independence Day

Obverse

Face value "50 Lirot" in Hebrew. The Israel State Emblem, word "Israel" in Hebrew, Arabic and English and mint year.

Scripts: Arabic, Hebrew, Latin

Lettering:
ישראל
ISRAEL
اسرائيل

50
לירות
1978 ✪ תשל"ח

Translation:
Israel
50
Lirot
1978

Engraver: Eliezer Weishoff

Reverse

An olive tree and within its leaves, the inscription: "30 Years of Israel" in Hebrew

Script: Hebrew

Lettering:
שלושים
שנה
לישראל

Translation:
30
Years
of Israel

Engraver: Eliezer Weishoff

Edge

Smooth with inscription (for BU coins only)

Script: Hebrew

Lettering: ל' שנים למדינת ישראל

Translation: 30 Years of The State of Israel

Mints

	Bern, Switzerland (1225-date)
	Jerusalem, Israel

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Date	Mintage	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
5738 (1978) ✡	40 402	$ 19	$ 43	$ 48	תשל״ח KM#92.1 (smooth & inscribed edge) (1978)	73%
5738 (1978) מ	21 806			$ 52	תשל״ח KM#92.2 (reeded edge) Proof (1978)	39%

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Bullion value: USD 21.99 Search tips

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Actual silver weight: 0.322 oz

Current silver price: 68.39 USD/oz (see silver price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 144 Lot 814	17 Nov 2024	5738 (1978) ✡ – תשל״ח KM#92.1 (smooth & inscribed edge) (1978)	UNC	USD 19.61 (EUR 17.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 136 Lot 3280	28 Aug 2024	5738 (1978) ✡ – תשל״ח KM#92.1 (smooth & inscribed edge) (1978)	UNC	USD 12.69 (EUR 11.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 112 Lot 2196	10 Feb 2024	5738 (1978) ✡ – תשל״ח KM#92.1 (smooth & inscribed edge) (1978)	UNC	USD 35.77 (EUR 31.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 108 Lot 2093	13 Jan 2024	5738 (1978) ✡ – תשל״ח KM#92.1 (smooth & inscribed edge) (1978)	UNC	USD 17.31 (EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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