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50 Mils Emergency Fractional Issue
| Issuer | Government of Israel |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Value | 50 Mils (0.05) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette reproduces a section of the mosaic floor from the ancient synagogue at Beit Alfa, rendered in terracotta tones on a cream ground. The denomination numeral "50" appears at upper left, flanked by the word "Israel" inscribed in Hebrew and Arabic scripts. The overall composition reflects the geometric and symbolic vocabulary of late antique Jewish decorative art. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a large central vignette reproducing geometric and interlaced ornamental panels derived from the mosaic floor of the ancient synagogue at Beit Alfa, printed in terracotta-orange on a pale yellow ground. Three decorative urns or amphorae crown the upper border of the mosaic panel, which is framed by vertical pillar-like borders filled with checkerboard and interlace motifs. The denomination numeral "50" is set within a guilloche panel at the lower centre, the zero incorporating a vertical bar dividing it into two half-circles. |
| Reverse lettering | 50 |
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