1 New Sheqel Albert Einstein

Reverse

Circular lines that reflect light differently from each angle create the image of Albert Einstein; the mass-energy equivalence equation E = mc2 appears along the bottom border.

Scripts: Arabic, Hebrew, Latin

Lettering:
نظرية النسبية ٢٠٠٥-١٩٠٥
תורת היחסות - התרסייה - התשסייה
THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY - 1905 - 2005
E = mc2

Engravers: Adth van Ooijen, Tidhar Dagan

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Albert Einstein was the greatest scientist of the 20th century and perhaps of all times. The year 2005 was designated as "Einstein Year" or "The Year of Physics", noting the 100th anniversary of his "Annus Mirabilis" – the publishing of four papers that changed the world's conception of physics. These works clarified the essence of electromagnetic radiation and the atomic structure of matter, and shed new light on the concepts of time and space, laying the foundations for modern physics. He is best known for his Theory of Relativity and the mass-energy equivalence, expressed by the equation E = mc2. In 1916 he published his General Theory of Relativity in the form that is still used today.

Einstein received the Nobel Prize in 1921 for his contribution to theoretical physics and particularly for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect. He was a humanist and actively endorsed human dignity and freedom. He supported the Zionist Movement and was involved in the founding of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, to which he bequeathed literary rights to his writings. Thus the symbol of the University appears on the coin. When President Chaim Weizmann died in 1952, Einstein was asked to serve as Israel's second president. He declined the offer in a touching letter to David Ben Gurion.

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Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
5765 (2005) ✡	1100	-	-	-	-	-	-

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