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”Israel - 3 currencies: 1. ””Shalom”” Independence Day Tishcht - Silver 900, 26 C, 37 mm. 2. ””Unity of the people and their land”” - silver 500, 20 c, 34 mm. 3. Twenty-five years for the State of Israel 1: ””Peace”” Israel's 21st Anniversary of Independence Coin 5729-1969 This commemorative coin, dedicated to the first Jewish soldier whose burial place remains unknown, bears the inscription from the book of Deuteronomy (34:6) depicting the death of Moses, whose sepulcher remains unknown. A special tombstone has been erected in memory of the missing soldiers, in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, inside the section of ””The Missing Soldiers””. The coin is also dedicated to our quest for peace; for the right of the Jewish people to live in freedom in their own land, in peace and independence, which has cost the lives of our soldiers. Obverse: The design is composed of an artistic depiction of the four Hebrew letters that form the word ””Shalom””, while the right-hand-side of the first letter ””Shin”” in ””Shalom”” on the right, contains three of the seven branches of the Menorah. Around the upper border is the face value, ””10 Israeli Lirot”” in Hebrew on the silver and ””100 Israeli Lirot”” on the gold. The mint year 5729-1969 is engraved in the border, to the right in Hebrew and to the in English. Reverse: In the center, in stylized letters, is part of the verse concerning the death of Moses: ””And no-one knew his burial place””. The letters are arranged in the form of a monument and beneath is the reference: ””Deuteronomy 34:6””. Below, right, is a steel helmet covered by a net with an olive sapling rising from it. The word ””Israel”” appears below in the center in Hebrew and around the upper right border Arabic and English. 2: ””Union of People and its Land”” 5738-1978 Israel's 30th Anniversary of Independence Coin History knows no parallel of the people scattered and divided among many nations, rising, after a lapse of nineteen centuries of wandering in exile, to gather its children, bringing them back to the land of its forefathers; restoring the land from its desolation; renewing its language, almost unused for centuries; reviving its ancient culture; reconstituting its national life and regaining its political independence in its ancient home land defending it against its enemies. Throughout nineteen centuries, the people clung tenaciously to its faith, to its ethical values and to its connection with the land of its forefathers, judges, Kings, prophets and Maccabees; the land of Zion and Jerusalem. Upon the realization of the prophecy: ””And thy children shall return to their own borders”” (Jeremiah 31:17), people and land became united again. Obverse: Face value ””50 Lirot”” in Hebrew on the silver coins, ””1,000 Lirot”” on the gold coin. The Israel State Emblem, word ””Israel”” in Hebrew, Arabic and English and mint year ””5738-1978””. Reverse: An olive tree and within its leaves, the inscription: ””Israel's Thirtieth Anniversary”” in Hebrew. 3: Coin front - 10 pounds - 25 years for the State of Israel The back of the coin - ””We hereby declare the establishment of a Jewish state in the Land of Israel, which is the State of Israel.”””