Reverse In the central part, a steel tower. To its left, a two-line inscription in Hebrew: אליות 5 לירות - five Israeli lira. Below, near the rim, the country name and minting year in Hebrew and Arabic, written in four lines: 1962 כ"ב ,إِسْرَائِيل ,שרל - Israel, year 1962.
Obverse In the central part, a composition: a crossed excavator bucket and the boom of a large crane against a background of sand dunes. Below it, an inscription in Hebrew: שא ופח - Flourishing Israel.