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Description:
Obverse
In the center "Baron Edmond de Rothschild" in Hebrew and English and the dates, "5605-5695; 1845-1934". Above, the Israel State emblem, around the border, the inscription "Centenary of his first settlement activities in Eretz Israel" in Hebrew and in English. The word "Israel" in Hebrew, Arabic and English, beside the mint year "1982" and the corresponding Hebrew year 5742 in Hebrew characters.
Face value on the gold coin: "10 Sheqalim" in Hebrew, on the silver, "2 Sheqalim".
Reverse
Portrait of Edmond de Rothschild and the words "Father of the Settlements" in Hebrew.
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