israel coin id ?

[mojjax]

My buddy got this in change the other day . Just wondering the year ? denomination? Thanks !

 

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[Montana Jim]

Your right... One Sheqel, Israel

1.00 ILS = 0.237965 USD
Israel New Shekels United States Dollars
1 ILS = 0.237965 USD 1 USD = 4.20229 ILS


Diameter: 23 mm.
Weight: 5 gr.
Edge: Alternatingly milled and smooth.
Obverse: Chalice; "Sheqel Israel" in Hebrew.
Origin of motif: Coin minted during the war of the Jews against Rome (66 - 70 C.E.).
Reverse: The denomination "1 Sheqel" in Hebrew; the emblem of the State of Israel; "Israel" in Hebrew, English and Arabic; the date in Hebrew.
Alloy: Copper 75%, nickel 25%.
Design: Obverse: Gabi Neumann.
Reverse: Zvi Narkiss.
Models: Tidhar Dagan.
Date of issue: January 22, 1981.
Ceased to be legal tender: September 4, 1985.

http://www.bankisrael.gov.il/catal/...nd Sheqel Series&pg_name=c030&pg_kot=1 SHEQEL