Description: Commemorative issue Hanukkah - Algerian Lamp Obverse Face value in Hebrew and English, "1 New Sheqel", the Israel State emblem, mint year, 1986 / 5747 and "ISRAEL" in Hebrew, English and Arabic. Scripts: Arabic, Hebrew, Latin Lettering: 1 NEW SHEQEL 1986 " ISRAEL Engraver: Yaacov Enyedi Reverse Hanukka lamp from Algeria from the collection of the Israel Museum (19th century). The words in Hebrew; "Hanukka Lamp from Algeria, 19th Century." Script: Hebrew Lettering: ' " Engraver: Yaacov Enyedi Edge Smooth Mint Staatliche Mnze Baden-Wrttemberg, Stuttgart, Germany (1374-date) Comments The Hanukkah menorah, also hanukkiah is a nine-branched lamp lit during the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah. The Jewish community in central Magreb has a rich history. In the early Middle Ages, the community was flourishing but after being persecuted by the Almohads in the 12th century. They were joined by fellow Jews fleeing from Christian Spain. After the conquest of Algeria by the Turks in the 16th Century, the situation for the Jews worsened and in the 18th century, this led to Aliya to the Land of Israel by many.
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Denomination: 1 New Shekel
Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
Composition: Silver
Year: 1986
Color: Silver
Fineness: 0.850
Grade: Ungraded
KM Number: 176
Country/Region of Manufacture: Israel
Certification: Uncertified
