Introduced on September 4, 1985, the Israeli New Shekel replaced the old sheqel. Replacing the old shekel on January 1986, at a rate of 1,000 old sheqalim = 1 new shekel. This coin listed here is a 2 New Sheqalim coin.

The 2 New Sheqalim coin is mounted in a 14 kt gold filled handmade bezel. A special gold filled bezel wire is used to make this handmade bezel; the outside wire is rounded while the inside of the wire is grooved so that the coin fits inside the bezel.

Once the bezel wire is cut, the two ends are filed then soldered together using gold solder, then polished to a satin finish. The coin then is placed within the bezel. The top of the bezel is then shaped into a loop to accommodate a gold filled bail. The corrugated decorative bail is 14 kt gold filled.

The mounted coin pendant is 1.3 inch (33mm) in from top of bail to bottom of pendant and almost 0.90 inch (23mm) wide . The 14 kt gold filled chain is made of oval links that are 2mm and 18 inches in length.

* Israeli 2 New Sheqalim used coin.
* Pendant length: 1.3 inch (33mm). Width: 0.90 inch (23 mm)
* Issue date: December 9, 2007
* Mint Date: 2008
* Coin Diameter:: 21.6 mm.
* Coin Weight: 5.7 gr.
* Coin Thickness: 2.3 mm.

* Obverse: A pair of cornucopia filled with fruit and grain with a pomegranate in between; pearls around the top half of the coin; the State symbol.
Origin of motif: A coin from the era of John Hyrcanus I (127 BCE to 104 BCE).

* Reverse: The words "2 New Sheqalim" in Hebrew, Arabic and English; the year of minting in Hebrew; the word "Israel" in Hebrew, Arabic and English; pearls around the top half of the coin.

* Coin Composition: Nickel-plated steel

* Designer: Obverse and reverse - Ruben Nutels. Engraving: Tidhar Dagan. Arabic writing: Shmuel Aviezer.