Israël - 10 lirot 5734/1974 zilver REVIVAL OF HEBREW LANGUAG

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KM# 77.1
kwaliteit: BU
zilver 900
diameter: 37.0
gewicht: 26.0
muntmeesterteken: ster
randschrift: 26th Year of the State of Israel
Jeruzalem - 127.195

In 1879 Eliezer Ben-Yehuda published an article calling for settling in Palestine, the revival of the Hebrew language, and its adaption for everyday use by the Jewish community in Eretz Israel. He himself immigrated to Palestine two years later and devoted his life to the propagation of the Hebrew language. Ben-Yehuda is credited with coining many new words and expressions in Hebrew. His home was the first in modern Palestine where Hebrew was exclusively spoken.

The coin's obverse depicts part of an ancient scroll, representing survival of the Hebrew language over the centuries. To the left is a listing of some of the words innovated or invented by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda: NEWSPAPER, TELEGRAM, LIGHTING, HOUR (sometimes also used for TIME), EXERCISE, AIRPLANE, BINOCULARS, ADDRESS, SYMPATHY, ART, TRAIN (or RAILWAYS), DISCOVERY, POLITENESS, BRONZE. Below the list appears Ben-Yehuda's signature.
On some coins, both BU and Proof, the top of the scroll on the obverse reaches to the upper edge, while on other coins there is a small space between the top of the scroll and the upper edge.