½ Sheqel Qumran, Israel

½ Sheqel Qumran, Israel, 1983 obverse image½ Sheqel Qumran, Israel, 1983 reverse image
½ Sheqel Qumran coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Israel flagIsrael
  • Years of Minting:
    1983
  • Period:
    State of Israel (1948-date)
  • Coin Type:
    Non-circulating coin
  • Edge:
    Plain
  • Shape:
    Dodecagonal (12-sided)
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    ✡ Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
½ Sheqel Qumran Reference Price

Reference Price

$2.99-$38.99

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

½ Sheqel Qumran Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

The cliffs, location of the caves where the scrolls were discovered. The word Qumran in Hebrew and English on a background of the ancient writings of the scrolls.

Engraver:

Eliezer Weishoff

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

The face value in Hebrew and Latin characters. The emblem of the State of Israel, word "Israel" in Hebrew, English and Arabic and the mint year.

Engraver:

Dan Gelbarg

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Plain

½ Sheqel Qumran Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

שקל SHEQEL 1/2 ISRAEL ישראל اسرائيل ⠂1982 התשנ"ג

Reverse:

קומראן QUMRAN

½ Sheqel Qumran Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Silver (.850)

Size

½ Sheqel Qumran sizes
  • Weight:7.2 g
  • Diameter:23 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:Plain

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