1949 AD. / JE 5709, Israel, MBL mint, Birmingham (United Kingdom), 250 Prutah, KM 15.

Israel, MBL mint, Birmingham ("The Birmingham Mint", United Kingdom), dated JE 5709 (1949 AD.),
250 Prutah (ø 32,2 mm / 14,14 g), copper-nickel, 14,1 g. theor. mint weight, mintage 524.000 , axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), reeded edge,
Obv.: إسرائيل / ישראל , three grain ears, country name in Hebrew (above) and Arabic (below).
Rev.: 250 / פרוטה / תשיע , value and date (without pearl just below bottom connecting oval link design of wreath) within wreath.
KM 15 .

Year / Mint Mark / Mintage
5709 (1949) 1.496.000 תשיט (with pearl)
5709 (1949) 524.000 תשיט (without pearl)

When the same Pruta series coin was struck by both the ICI Mint and the MBL Mint (Birmingham) in Great Britain, to the ICI version a small raised dot - also called "pearl" - was added on the reverse, just below the link near the bottom. Sometimes the pearl (almost) touches the link, and in other instances the pearl is detached. ( http://sheqel.info/2-2.htm )