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False Shekel
| Location | Israel |
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| Composition | Nickel brass |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a stylized pomegranate or almond branch with multiple budding fruits on a central stem, imitating the design of an ancient Jewish shekel. The field is surrounded by a circular Hebrew legend arranged around the periphery. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a ritual chalice or omer cup with an ornate flowering top, imitating the reverse design of an ancient Jewish shekel. Hebrew characters are arranged in the surrounding field on both sides of the central device. |
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| Reverse lettering | Spencer London |
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