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1 Pruta
| Issuer | Israel |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| In circulation to | 22 February 1980 |
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| Reverse script | Hebrew |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Israel's first coins were struck in 1948–49 as the new state scrambled to establish a functioning currency after the British Mandate ended. The Pruta series was authorized under emergency monetary legislation, with production contracted to the Kremnica mint in Czechoslovakia for a portion of the early issues. Political considerations made finding a willing foreign mint a genuine logistical challenge — several countries declined.
The 1949 issues appear with and without a pearl below the date, a minor die variation that has generated considerable collector interest within the series.