Diameter: 22 mm.
Weight: 4 gr.
Edge: Smooth.
Obverse: Replica of a coin issued by Mattathias Antigonus (37 - 40 B.C.E.) with the seven-branched candelabrum; the emblem of the State of Israel; "Israel" in Hebrew, Arabic and English.
Reverse: The denomination "10" on a square background; "Agorot" in Hebrew and English; the date in Hebrew.
Alloy: Copper 92%, aluminium 6%, nickel 2%.
Design: Obverse: Nathan Karp.
Reverse: Gabi Neumann.
Date of issue: September 4, 1985.
Special issues
Addition to the Reverse: The word "Hanukka" in Hebrew and English separated by a tiny candelabrum.
All other details: unchanged.
Design: Gabi Neumann.
Year: 1987.
Date of issue: December 10, 1986.
Addition to the Reverse: The words "Israel's 40th Anniversary" in Hebrew.
All other details: unchanged.
Design: Gabi Neumann.
Year: 1988
Date of issue: June 7, 1988.