Israel 1948 Doar Ivri

The first Israeli postage stamp was issued on Sunday, May 16, 1948, just two days after the country's Declaration of Independence.  The first set of stamps was entitled Doar Ivri ("Hebrew Post")

The first set of definitive stamps included values of 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 50, 250, 500, and 1000 mils. The stamps were printed by letterpress, perforated or as a rouletted variation, and with Israel's emblematic "tabs" with marginalia about the stamp. 

Stamp booklets were issued for the 5, 10, 15 and 20 mil stamps.

The Doar Ivri stamps were designed by Otte Wallish using ancient coins from the First Jewish–Roman War and later Bar Kokhba revolt 

JUDAEA, Jewish War. 66-70 CE. Æ Eighth Shekel, year 4 (69/70 CE). 

Observe : Lulav bunch flanked by etrogs; “Year Four” (in Hebrew)

Reverse : Omer cup; “To the Redemption of Zion” (in Hebrew) around.

Prutah 1st Jewish Revolt Year Two

Obverse: Hebrew legend “Shenath Shethaim” (Year Two) around amphora with wide rim and two handles.

Reverse: Hebrew legend “Cheruth Zion” (Freedom of Zion) around vine leaf with small branch and tendril.

The First Jewish Revolt, 66 - 70 A.D.

 Obverse Paleo-Hebrew: Year three, amphora with fluted body, narrow neck, broad rim, two handles

Reverse : Paleo-Hebrew: The freedom of Zion, vine leaf on small branch with tendril

Bar Kokhba silver Zuz/Denarius

Obverse: Grapes, the text reads: "year 1 to the redemption of Israel". 

Reverse: a date palm with two branches of dates; "Eleazar the Priest" (in Hebrew) around

Half Shekel coin issued by the Jewish rebels in 67–68 CE

 Obverse: 𐤔𐤒𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 "Shekel, Israel. Year 3". 

Reverse: 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤒𐤃𐤅𐤔𐤄 "Jerusalem the Holy".

The Year 1 tetradrachm.

Obverse : tetrastyle façade of the Temple of Jerusalem. The Ark of the Covenant is 

represented as a chest with a semi-circular lid and short legs, seen from a narrow side. 

Indicated as two dots are the pair of staves used to carry the ark, which ‘were not seen.  The inscription reads ירושלם ’Jerusalem’

Reverse bears ‘the four species’ of the Sukkot (Tabernacles) festival, comprising the citron to the left alongside the customary bundle of a palm frond , myrtle and willow twigs.