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Posted 01/20/2008 04:30 am
Let's use my patented four-step method for calculating an Israeli coin's date. 
1. Work out which set of Hebrew letters is the date. Look for the gershayim, which looks like a ". In this case, it's on the reverse, at the bottom (on picture 1, which is upside down).
2. Translate the letters into numbers. You'll need a numeral converter, like the one at the front of Krause, or on this Wikipedia page. Here are the numerals converted on your coin:
3. Add up the numbers to generate the year. 400+300+30+1 = 731. There's also 5,000 you have to add to that, giving a year of 5731.
4. Convert the Jewish date to an AD date. 5731-3760 = 1971.
1. Work out which set of Hebrew letters is the date. Look for the gershayim, which looks like a ". In this case, it's on the reverse, at the bottom (on picture 1, which is upside down).
2. Translate the letters into numbers. You'll need a numeral converter, like the one at the front of Krause, or on this Wikipedia page. Here are the numerals converted on your coin:
3. Add up the numbers to generate the year. 400+300+30+1 = 731. There's also 5,000 you have to add to that, giving a year of 5731.
4. Convert the Jewish date to an AD date. 5731-3760 = 1971.
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