Israel - a pair of coins in an elegant wooden box. A. 5 pounds - and boys returned to their ...

Israel - a pair of coins in an elegant wooden box. A. 5 pounds - and boys returned to their border "- silver 900, 25 g, 34 mm. B. 5 pounds - Israel and Jerusalem Museum - silver 900, 25 g, 34 mm. A: Ingathering of the Exiles Israel's 11th Anniversary of Independence Coin 5719-1959 "The State of Israel shall be open to Jewish immigration and to the ingathering of the exiles", was stated in the Declaration of Independence when the State was established. The gates of Israel were opened to all Jews who wished to immigrate including refugees from the holocaust in Europe, those who left the Moslem countries and others. In the first nine months alone, while a war of life and death was being waged, more than 100,000 immigrants reached Israel. In 1959 the total number of immigrants approached the one million mark. Obverse: In the upper left corner, the word "Israel" in Hebrew and Arabic with the dates "5708-5719" and "1948-1959" in Hebrew and English. Below, the face value "5 Israeli Lirot" in Hebrew. Reverse: A circle of eleven dancers representing the joy of those who have come to Israel with the eleven representing the eleven years of statehood. The circle is broken at one end so as to welcome new immigrants. In the center is the Hebrew inscription "Your children will return to their own border" (Jeremiah 31:17). B: Israel Museum, Jerusalem Israel's 16th Anniversary of Independence Coin 5724-1964 The Israel Museum, located opposite the Knesset, Israel's parliament building and overlooking the Valley of the Cross is made up of a complex of buildings, some of which are unique in their appearance. The Samuel Bronfman Biblical and Archaelogical Museum houses many fine specimens of archeological finds from Israel and the Middle East. The Shrine of the Book houses the Dead Sea Scrolls, which were found in the Judean Desert, and manuscripts from biblical days. The Billy Rose Garden includes a collection of sculptures dating from the 19th century to the present time. The Bezalel National Museum includes a rich collection of Judaica and other artistic works. Obverse: Replica of the capital and part of a pillar, of the 7th of 8th century BCE, found at Ramat Rachel on the outskirts of Jerusalem, in the proto-Aeolic Phoenician style which was introduced by foreign craftsmen engaged for the construction of theTemple of Solomon. On the pillar, in three lines, the name "Israel" in Hebrew and in Arabic, with the year 1964 and its Hebrew rendering. The face value "5 Israeli Lirot" appears in Hebrew, upper right. Reverse: A stylized relief of the buildings on 'Museum Hill'. In the lower border, the words "Israel Museum Jerusalem" in Hebrew.