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10 Pruta
| Issuer | Government of Israel |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Currency | Pound (1949-1960) |
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| Obverse script | Hebrew, Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The numeral '10' is prominently displayed in large Arabic numerals at the centre of the field, with the Hebrew denomination פרוטה inscribed immediately below. The Hebrew date תש״ט (5709, corresponding to 1949) appears at the base. The entire central device is encircled by a wreath of stylised olive branches tied at the bottom, with the design contained within a milled outer border. |
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Israel's first coin series, issued in 1949, was struck at the Utrechtsche Munt in the Netherlands — the young state lacked its own mint facility and contracted European mints for the initial run. The 10 Pruta appeared in two varieties distinguished by the presence or absence of a pearl between the date figures, a minor die difference that has since become a standard collector distinction within the series.
The pruta itself was a denomination revived from ancient Jewish coinage, a deliberate historical reference in the new state's first monetary system.