Description:
Obverse
The face value in Hebrew and English, the State emblem, the word "Israel" in three languages and the mint year; a dove with an olive branch appear above the words "And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb Isaiah 11:6" inscribed in Hebrew and English.
Reverse
A lamb resting serenely and securely in the arms of a hugging wolf; a grapevine to the right and a fig tree to the left, representing the prophecy of "every man under his vine and under his fig tree"; a dove with an olive branch appear above the tree.
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