Posted 05/01/2013 6:01 pm
Hello and welcome. 
Israeli coins are dated according to the Jewish "Anno Mundi" calendar, and the date is written in Hebrew numerals. So first, you need to figure out which of the "Hebrew words" on your coin is the date. This is easy; look for the word where the second symbol resembles a quotation mark ".
Now, convert those letters into numbers using a conversion chart; such charts can be found in a world coin catalogue or on Wikipedia.
Finally, convert these numbers into an AD date by subtracting 3760. Note that from 1948 to 1961, the "5000" part of the date was not actually included, so dates appear as numbers in the 700s.
Alternatively, you can use a date-converter website such as Creounity to simply type in the symbols as they appear on the coin, and click "calculate".
Also see some old forum threads, such as this one, for further examples on conversions and some of the hard-to-interpret characters.
Israeli coins are dated according to the Jewish "Anno Mundi" calendar, and the date is written in Hebrew numerals. So first, you need to figure out which of the "Hebrew words" on your coin is the date. This is easy; look for the word where the second symbol resembles a quotation mark ".
Now, convert those letters into numbers using a conversion chart; such charts can be found in a world coin catalogue or on Wikipedia.
Finally, convert these numbers into an AD date by subtracting 3760. Note that from 1948 to 1961, the "5000" part of the date was not actually included, so dates appear as numbers in the 700s.
Alternatively, you can use a date-converter website such as Creounity to simply type in the symbols as they appear on the coin, and click "calculate".
Also see some old forum threads, such as this one, for further examples on conversions and some of the hard-to-interpret characters.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
