Lot 230
1954 100 Pruta – Rare Type
Israel, 1954 100 Pruta copper-nickel. Bern mint. Krause Km #18.1.
Rare coin made of a non-magnetic metal, different from the common nickel clad steel. Its weight is different from the common variety (7.5 g. instead of 7.3 g.).
See: "100 Pruta – types that have not been defined, errors, pattern, or trial piece in a metal of a small 100 Pruta", by Amit Kamrat. From: Newsletter of Coins and Bills Collectors in Israel, issue no. 25, March 2011.
NGC MS64, UNC.
Very rare in its condition.
