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1/2 Piastre - Zichron Jacob
| Issuer | Zichron Jacob Colony |
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| Year | 1885 |
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| Currency | Egyptian pound (1920-1927) |
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| Obverse description | Plain field bearing the large fractional numeral '1/2' at center, serving as the denomination indicator. The legend ZICHRON JACOB curves along the upper periphery in raised Latin capital letters. At the lower field, a small decorative sprig or floral ornament is present just below the fraction. The design is entirely typographic with no portrait or figurative imagery, consistent with the utilitarian character of colonial emergency coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Plain field displaying the Hebrew settlement name in two lines of bold raised Hebrew script: זִכְרוֹן (upper line) and יַעֲקֹב (lower line), reading 'Zikhron Ya'akov' (Memorial of Jacob). A small horizontal ornamental rule or dash divides the lower field below the inscription. The field is otherwise unadorned, emphasizing the legibility of the Hebrew lettering. The design mirrors the obverse in its typographic simplicity, providing the bilingual identification of the issuing colony. |
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