Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 44

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Israel Gold State Medals Cont'd

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 4872		Presidents of Israel (with Error), Lot of 5 State Gold Medals, 1998, 24mm. & 30mm. 4 pieces are 10.4 gm, 750 fine, and one (Ezer Weizman) is 15 gm, 750 fine. Medals honor Chaim Weizman (President from 1949-52), Izhak Ben-Zvi (1952-63), Zalman Shazar (1963-73), Chaim Herzog (1983-93), and Ezer Weizman. The dates indicated for Ezer Weizman are 1924-2005 which are his years of birth and death whereas the dates indicated for each of the other Presidents represent his term in office. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $775 - 875. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208
Lot 4873		Jubilee, State Gold Medal, 1998, 30mm. 15 gm, 750 fine. Commemorates Israel's 50th anniversary of independence. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated, some toning. Estimated Value $210 - 245. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 4874		Einstein, Gershwin and Other Famous Jews (with Error), Lot of 5 State Gold Medals, 1999, 30mm. Each is 15 gm, 750 fine. Einstein reverse features Wise Observatory in Tel-Aviv, Martin Buber reverse shown dancing Hasidic Jews, Leon Blum reverse is inscribed with quote in French, Hebrew and English "A worthy homeland, equal and free for every Jew," Sigmund Freud reverse features Michaelangelo's statue of Moses, and George Gershwin reverse shows a piano and the inscription "Fascination." But Gershwin did not write the song "Fascination" -- he did write "Fascinating Rhythm." 2 of the 5 medals are pictured. Brilliant Uncirculated, some fogginess in fields. Estimated Value $825 - 950. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,668
Lot 4875		Hussein, King of Jordan, State Gold Medal, 1999, 30mm. 15 gm, 750 fine. Tribute following the death of King Hussein (1935-1999). Inscribed "Peace for the children of Abraham" in Hebrew, Arabic and English. Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $210 - 245. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 4876		Prime Ministers of Israel, Lot of 6 State Gold Medals, 2000, 24mm. Each is 10.4 gm, 750 fine. Portrait medals of David Ben-Gurion, Levi Eshkol, Moshe Sharett, Golda Meir, Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Rabin. The common reverse design features a flag and menorah-emblem of the State of Israel. 3 of the 6 medals are pictured. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $850 - 975. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 4877		Sydney Olympic Games, State Gold Medal, 2000, 30mm. 15 gm, 750 fine. Features koala on a bicycle in front of an Israeli flag. The Israeli Olympic flag is on the reverse, along with the Biblical quote "Be of good courage (Samuel II)." Brilliant Uncirculated, with a bit of toning. Estimated Value $210 - 245. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 4878		Eli Cohen, State Gold Medal, 2000, 35mm. 30 gm, 917 fine. Eliahu ben Shaoul Cohen, worked as a Mossad agent in Damascus, Syria under the alias of Kamal Amin Ta'abet from 1962 until his exposure and execution on May 18, 1965. Choice Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $500 - 575. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $834
Lot 4879		Jonathan Netanyahu (Operation Jonathan), State Gold Medal, 2001, 30mm. 15 gm, 750 fine. 25th anniversary tribute to the leader of the dramatic rescue at the Entebbe Airport. All of those held were rescued, and the only casualty was Lt. Col. Jonathan Netanyahu. Fighter planes landing at the airport on the reverse. Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $210 - 245. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 4880		9-11 Forever Remembered, State Gold Medal, 2001, 38mm. 33.93 gm, 917 fine. Skyline of lower Manhattan is featured, with the Twin Towers, before the terrorist attack, along with inscription "United in Democracy." The torch held by the Statue of Liberty is depicted, with the legend "Peace and freedom will prevail." Choice Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $575 - 665. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $949
Lot 4881		Aircraft that Made History, Lot of 9 State Gold Medals, 2002, 30.5mm. Each is 17 gm, 585 fine. Maximum authorized mintage 499. Pictured are: Offeq (satellite), Apache (helicopter), CH-53 (helicopter), and these airplanes -- 1948 Auster, F-15, Hercules, Mustang, Meteor and Dakota. The common reverse design features a stylized bird and the inscription "His wings shall fill the breadth of thy land." 4 of the 9 medals are pictured. Brilliant Uncirculated, some fogginess in fields. Estimated Value $1,625 - 1,850. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,645
Lot 4882		Teddy Kolleck, State Gold Medal, 2002, 38mm. 33.93 gm, 917 fine. Rare, maximum authorized mintage of 180. Issued to celebrate the 90th birthday of this long-time Mayor of Jerusalem and important Israeli leader. Reverse has Lion of Judah surrounded by "Lover and builder of Jerusalem." Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $610 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 4883		Minister Rechavam Ze'evy, State Gold Medal, 200, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Honors this Tourist Minister who was assassinated by terrorists on October 17, 2001. Reverse features a broken dog-tag and inscription "The Lord gives strengthto his people, the Lord blesses his people with peace." Brilliant Uncirculated, with a hint of toning. Estimated Value $185 - 210. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 4884		INS Dakar (Submarine), State Gold Medal, 2002, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Maximum authorized mintage 499. The INS Dakar entered service in January 25, 1968. This medal commemorates the discovery of the Dakar wreck and the drowned naval crewmen in May 1999. Brilliant Proof, with fogginess in fields. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 4885		Yes to Israel (55th Anniversary), State Gold Medal, 2003, 34mm. 26 gm, 999 fine. Rare, only 199 authorized. Six clasped hands form a Star of David, containing inscription "United we stand." Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $475 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 4886		Sheikh Amin Tarif, State Gold Medal, 2003, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Amin Tarif was the religious leader of the Druze in Israel from 1928 till his death in 1993. Brilliant Uncirculated, with a touch of toning. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 4887		Astronaut Ilan Ramon, State Gold Medal, 2003, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Tribute to the Israeli Colonel who died along with six American astronauts in a space shuttle accident. Reverse pictures the shuttle, with the Biblical quote "They were swifter than eagles (2 Samuel 1:23)." Brilliant Uncirculated, with some toning. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $426
Lot 4888		Kristallnacht (Adas Israel Synagogue), State Gold Medal, 2004, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Rare, maximum authorized mintage only 150. Memorial to the night between November 9th and 10th, 1938 when the Nazis killed 1,300 Jews and over 1,500 synagogues were burnt or destroyed. Uncirculated, fogginess in fields. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $426
Lot 4889		Uzi Hitman (songwriter), State Gold Medal, 2004, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 917 fine. Rare, maximum authorized mintage of only 180. Hitman (1952-2004) was a songwriter, composer and singer who influenced Israeli music through songs based on love of Jewish tradition, Israel and mankind. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $285 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 4890		Maimonides and Rashi, Lot of 2 State Gold Medals, 2004, 30.5mm. Each 17 gm, 585 fine. Maximum authorized minages of 300 each. Issued 800 years after the death of Maimonides (Rambam) and 900 years after the birth of Rashi, two of the greatest Jewish scholars from Talmudic times. Brilliant Uncirculated, some fogginess in fields. Estimated Value $365 - 430. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $575
Lot 4891		Ehud Manor (songwriter), State Gold Medal,2005, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Maximum authorized mintage of only 120. Tribute to Manor (1941-2005) who was a songwriter, translator, radio & television personality. Includes words from his song "Binyamina Days": "What happened to the boy who spoke to the stars." Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 4892		Simon Wiesenthal, State Gold Medal, 2005, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Rare, maximum authorized mintage of only 120. Honors the man known throughout the world as the "Nazi Hunter," who brought more than 1,100 Nazi criminals to justice. Alongside his face is written "Justice and not vengeance." Pictures a flower growing in front of a barbed-wire fence and the inscription "I did not forget you." Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 4893		Rabbi Aryeh Levin, State Gold Medal, 2005, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Maximum authorized mintage of 180. Rabbi Levin is remembered as the "Rabbi of the Prisoners" for his work in the pre-state period when he visited Jewish activists and members of the underground, jailed by the British. Pictures his hands clasping the hans of a prisoner, and the words "Devine deliverance will come in the wink of an eye." Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $380
Lot 4894		Chagall, Rembrandt, Pissarro, etc., Lot of 6 State Gold Medals with Color, 2005, 36 x 45 mm (oval). Each is 41.46 gm, 750 fine. Extremely rare; maximum authorized minatage as low as 75. Featuring full color lithographs by Marc Chagall (Le Violiniste Bleu), Yosl Bergner (Klezmer and Angels), and works by Rembrandt, Modigliani, Pissarro, etc. 2 of the 6 medals are pictured. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $3,400 - 3,950. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,463
Lot 4895		Rabbi Schneersohn (The Rebbe), State Gold Medal with Color, 2005, 36 x 45 mm. (oval). 41.46 gm, 750 fine. The last Rebbe of the Lubavicher Hasidic community. Reverse features the headquarters and synagogue at 770 Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $575 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 4896		Rabbi Israel Abihssira, State Gold Medal with Color, 2005, 36 x 45 mm. (oval). 41.46 gm, 750 fine. Honors the Baba Sali (1890-1984), a Moroccan-born rabbi and kabbalist, who made Aliyah to Israel along with most of the Moroccan Jewish community. His tomb (pictured on the reverse of the medal) in Netivot has become a popular pilgrimage site in Israel. Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $575 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 4897		Golani Brigade, State Gold Medal, 2005, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Maximum authorized mintage 499. The Golani Brigade is the oldest brigade in the Israel Defence Foce, having been formed in 1948. Brilliant Uncirculated, with some fogginess in fields. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $437
Lot 4898		In Honor of Terror Victims, State Gold Meda, 2005, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Design features an explosion in front of a group of people and a Teddy Bear, plus Biblical quote "Save me from murderers (Psalm 59:3)." A single flower is in the center of the design. Brilliant Uncirculated, with some fogginess in fields. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 4899		In Memory of Israel's Fallen Soldiers, State Gold Medal, 2005, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Dedicated to all of the soldiers who have fought for Israel's rebirth and existence. Three Israeli flags are shown at half-mast. Uncirculated, with a bit of fogginess in fields. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 4900		Israel Airports Authority, State Gold Medal, 2005, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Commemorates the opening of Terminal 3 at the Ben-Gurion Airport. Inscibed with Biblical quote "The skies are yours, the Earth also (Psalms)." Uncirculated, with light haze in fields. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 4901		Tanks Landing Boat (Ships of the Israel Navy), State Gold Medal, 2005, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Maximum authorized mintage 250. Features ancient sailing vessel an Biblical quote "Shipmen who know the sea (Kings I)." Brilliant Proof. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 4902		Patrol Boat (Ships of the Israel Navy), State Gold Medal, 2005, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Maximum authorized mintage 250. Features ancient sailing vessel an Biblical quote "Shipmen who know the sea (Kings I)." Proof, with some fogginess in fields. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 4903		Jewish Fighters in World War II, State Gold Medal, 2005, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Rare, maximum authorized mintage of 180. Honors the 1.5 million Jewish men and women who served in the Allied forces, including 40,000 volunteers from the Yishuv in the Palestine Mandate. Inscribed "I am with you to save you." Brilliant Uncirculated, faint haziness in fields. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 4904		Clandestine Immigration, State Gold Medal, 2006, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Maximum authorized mintage 250. Commemorates 70th anniversary of the beginning of heroic operations that brought over 20,000 Jewish people to Israel. Inscribed "Your children will return to their land (Jeremiah)." Brilliant Uncirculated, with slightly foggy fields. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 4905		Joshua "Coin" (Bull and Antelope), State Gold Medal, 2006, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Rare, maximum authorized mintage 120. Inspired by coins issued in honor of Joshua, as described in the Midrash. The inscriptions represent two aspects of Joshua's personality: "Majestic as an antelope" and "Strong as a bull." Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $460
Lot 4906		50th Wedding Anniversary, State Gold Medal, 2006, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Two burning heart above waves, with inscription "Many waters cannot quench love." Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 4907		Rafael Eitan & Mordechai Gur (Chiefs of Staff), Lot of 2 State Gold Medals, 2006, 30.5mm. Each 17 gm, 585 fine. Rare, maximum authorized mintage of 120. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $370 - 430. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 4908		Border Guard & Givati (Military Commemoratives), Lot of 2 State Gold Medals, 2006, 30.5mm. Each 17 gm, 585 fine. Rare, authorized minages as low as 120. David Ben-Gurion establish the Border Guard in 1953. The Givati Brigade was established during the War of Independence. Choice Brilliant Proof. Estimated Value $370 - 430. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 4909		Golani Brigade, State Gold Medal, 2006, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Pictures soldier on patrol and map of Golan Heights. The Golani Brigade is one of the most highly decorated infantry units in the Israel Defense Forces. Choice Brilliant Proof. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 4910		Hurva Synagogue (Jerusalem), State Gold Medal, 2006, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Rare, maximum authorized mintage 120. This was the central synagogue in Eretz Israel before the War of Independence. It was destroyed by the Jordanian Legion in 1948. This medal marks the beginning of a reconstruction project. Choice Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 4911		Ephraim Kishon, State Gold Medal, 2006, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Maximum authorized mintage 180. Kishon was one of Israel's greatest humorists, and he was awarded the Israel Prize. The reverse features a caricature of him with the names of his works in the background. Choice Brilliant Proof. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 4912		Yiddish, State Gold Medal, 2006, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Maximum authorized mintage 180. Two figures -- one young, one old -- stand on top of earth, symbolizing the universality of Yiddish culture. On the reverse, a Chagall-style Klezmer player floats above houses with an Israeli flag and television antenna above. Choice Brilliant Proof. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 4913		Aleppo Codex, State Gold Medal, 2006, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Honors the earliest known and most important manuscript of the Bible. Choice Brilliant Proof. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 4914		Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, State Gold Medal, 2006, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Rare, maximum authorized mintage 120. Honors the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi (1864-1935) of the British Mandate of Palestine. Choice Brilliant Proof. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 4915		Jerusalem & Twelve Tribes, State Gold Medal, 2006, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Issued in honor of Jerusalem Day. Landscape includes many historical edifices of Jerusalem. The symbols of the Twelve Tribes are featured. Choice Brilliant Proof. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 4916		King David "Coin," State Gold Medal, 2006, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Rare, maximum authorized mintage 120. Pictured is David as a shepherd, and the Tower of David in Jerusalem. Choice Brilliant Proof. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 4917		Mimouna Table (Passover), State Gold Medal, 2006, 30.5mm. 17 gm.85 fine. Maximum authorized mintage 120. As Passover ends, it is customary to exchange blessings, to arrange a festive Mimouna table, and to host neighbors and friends. Reverse contains blessings offered by different communities. Choice Brilliant Proof. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 4918		Mazel Tov (Hamsa), Lot of 2 State Gold Medals (in Color), 18 & 12.5mm. 4.4 g., 750 fine and 1 gm., 585 fine. Beautiful hand-colored enamel design of Hamsa -- to ward off the evil eye and inscribed "Mazel Tov" (Good Luck). Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $324
Lot 4919		Temple Tunnel & Friendship (in Color), State Gold Medals, 12.5 & 14mm. 1 gm, 585 fine and 2.05 gm, 750 fine. First medal features a portion of Western Wall plus inscription "If I forget thee O Jerusalem." The other depicts a pair of doves surrounded by colored enamel and "Friendship." Uncirculated. Estimated Value $45 - 50. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $114
Lot 4920		Bar and Bat Mitzvah, Lot of 2 State Gold Medals, 14mm. Each is 2.05 gm, 750 fine. Inscription on each is "Give us peace and joy." Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $60 - 70. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $114

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