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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gocamels, post: 397384, member: 14934&quot;][FONT=Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica]<font size="2">The 19th Anniversary of the State of Israel. </font>[/FONT]</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [FONT=Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica]<font size="2">A 5 Lirot coin that commemorates the tenth anniversary of the opening of the Port of Eilat. </font>[/FONT]</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [FONT=Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica]<font size="2">Israel&#039;s &quot;Gateway to the South.&quot;</font>[/FONT]</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [FONT=Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica]<b>Description of the Coin</b>[/FONT]</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [FONT=Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica]<font size="2"><b>Front</b></font>[/FONT]</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [FONT=Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica]<font size="2">A Lighthouse behind a seawall and a swirl of water. The seawall is formed by the word &quot;Eilat&quot; in Hebrew letters. Around the rim, the inscription in Hebrew, &quot;A Decade of Eilat&#039;s Port.&quot;</font>[/FONT]</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [FONT=Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica]<font size="2">The Proof coin is struck with a small Hebrew &#039;mem&#039; at the bottom.</font>[/FONT]</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [FONT=Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica]<font size="2"><b>Reverse</b></font>[/FONT]</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [FONT=Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica]<font size="2">The word &quot;Israel&quot; in Hebrew and Arabic with the dates &quot;1967/5727&quot; in Hebrew and English. In the center, the denomination &quot;5 Israeli Lirot&quot;.</font>[/FONT]</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [FONT=Trebuchet MS,Arial,Helvetica]<font size="2">The edge of each coin is inscribed in Hebrew, &quot;Nineteenth Year of the State of Israel.&quot;</font>[/FONT]</p><p>_________________________________________________________________</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I obtained this information from the website of Commemoratives International, Ltd.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Total mintage of the Unc version is 30,196.&nbsp; Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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