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250 Pruta
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Diameter | 32.2 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | ישראל اسرائيل |
| Reverse description | The large numeral '250' dominates the central field in bold relief, with the Hebrew word PRUTA (פרוטה) inscribed immediately below in a smaller font, denoting the denomination. Flanking the central inscription on both sides is a wreath of wheat or olive branches, their stems meeting at the base of the design. The Hebrew date TaSHaT (תש״ט), corresponding to the Jewish year 5709 (1949), is inscribed at the lower portion of the field within the wreath. The entire design is framed by a beaded inner border and a reeded outer edge. |
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Israel's first coinage series was struck in 1949 under emergency conditions — the new state had declared independence barely a year earlier and urgently needed a functioning currency to replace the Palestine Pound. The 250 Pruta in silver was the highest-denomination coin in that inaugural set, and KM#15a specifically denotes the .500 fine silver variant, distinguished from the aluminum-bronze KM#15 by composition alone.
Struck at the Utrecht Mint in the Netherlands, as Israel had no domestic minting facility at the time.