Description:
Obverse
Face value in Hebrew and English, left, two fir trees, upper center, the Israel State Emblem, "Israel" in English, Hebrew and Arabic, border inscription "like a green fir tree, Hosea 14:9" in Hebrew and English.
Reverse
Image of a stork standing on one foot in a pool of water with plants in the background, right, the Hebrew inscription "As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house, "Psalms 104:17", the same inscription in English in the upper right-hand border and the mint year.
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