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Sale 3
Lot 348 |
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Dali, Salvador. "Menorah". "And God said, you will make a candelabrum and six arms will come form its sides, three arms of Menorah from one of its sides and three arms of Menorah from the second side and you will make seven lamps which you will light for illumination… "
Silver Patina over Bronze on Jerusalem Stone. 11½ x 21". Proof of edition. 350 Silver Plated. Features the face of Jesus and a Star of David engraved on front. Fine.
Estimated Value $7,000 - 14,000.
| Unsold |
Sale 5
Lot 4737 |
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ISRAEL. 5 Lirot, 1958. KM-21. Menorah. 1 piece purchased as a proof with full prooflike surfaces and 2 pieces Uncirculated. Lot of 3 coins.
Estimated Value $100 - 150.
| Realized
$35 |
Sale 5
Lot 4738 |
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ISRAEL. 5 Pounds, 1958. KM-21. 10th Anniversary-Menorah. In olive wood box. Proof.
Estimated Value $150-UP.
| Unsold |
Sale 8
Lot 3585 |
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Israel. 1958. 10th Anniversary 5 Lirot. Km-28. Menorah reverse. Issued proof, with original olive wood case. Mintage of 2000. Attractive gold to gray toning, with hints of magenta and blue. A few trivial handling marks. Proof.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
| Unsold |
Sale 10
Lot 2787 |
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Important Judaic Ceramic Lamp with Menorah Motifs. Arab-Byzantine Era Palestine, c. 7th-9th century. Rare and noteworthy. So-called "slipper" lamp, for its shape, is molded in two pieces in a red-orange terra cotta. The underside of the lamp plain, the shoulders ornamented, a plain trough-like channel connects the wick and filling holes. As typical of this class, the decorative motifs are symmetrically placed: towards the nozzel, a long palm branch; at the knob handle a small tree or branch. Flanking these on either side are two menorahs, plus rectangular grids, suggesting walls or panels. The lamp virtually pristine, with thin, cleanable calcerous patina. Length: 3-1/2".
Estimated Value $1,500-UP.
Usually in this class of lamps, menorah-like motifs are found but are very crude, and can with equal likelihood depict tree or floral subjects, rather than the menorahs as some attest them to be. On the above lamp, however, the menorahs are clear and explicit. In fact, two varieties are shown. One, the normal type with six arms flanking the central arm, is as expected. However, the second, without a doubt shows eight arms and is thus a Hannukah lamp! Taken overall, the motifs around the lamp's shoulders can be considered an emblematic representation of a synagogue or temple. And so, an important object of early Judaica.
| Realized
$2,013 |
Sale 11
Lot 1571 |
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Israel. 100 Lirot, 1962. KM-41; Fr-2. Small head of Weizmann. Reverse: Menorah. 10th Anniversary-Death of Weizmann. Proof.
Estimated Value $275 - 325.
| Realized
$276 |
Sale 11
Lot 1682 |
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Israel. Miscellaneous Lot: 5 Pounds, 1958 (3 pieces). KM-21. Menorah; 1 Pounds, 1960. KM-28. Deganya. 1-Unc and 2 Proof; Palestine. 10 Mils, 1942. KM-4. About Uncirculated. Lot of 7 coins.
Estimated Value $50 - 75.
| Realized
$52 |
Sale 14
Lot 4877 |
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Judaean Lamps, c. 50-700 AD. Lengths: 3" - 5". The classic artifact from Judaea. Lamps conjure up images of the daily and personal doings of the peoples of antiquity. They are also, allegorically, a symbol of the people of the Book. Here we find four types spanning the ages and the fortunes of Judaea. The earliest, the Southern type, with red slip and sharply molded petal ornament. Later, a handled lamp with enigmatic tree symbol which may have served as a mnemonic symbol of the menorah in the age of the diasporah. The two remaining date to the times of Jerusalem's Christian and Islamic regimes. All nicely preserved, with soot stains on the nozzels showing use.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, illustrated and discussed on pp. 21, 22.
| Realized
$230 |
Sale 34
Lot 2321 |
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Israel. 20 Lirot, 1960. Fr-1; KM-30. Small head of Herzl. Reverse: Menorah. PCGS graded MS-66.
Estimated Value $120 - 140.
| Realized
$161 |
Sale 34
Lot 2834 |
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Israel. 5 Lirot, 1958. KM-21. 10th Anniversary of Independence. Reverse: Menorah. Mintage 2,000 pieces. ANACS graded Both pieces, Proof 64.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
| Realized
$207 |
Sale 34
Lot 2835 |
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Israel. 5 Lirot, 1958. KM-21. 10th Anniversary of Independence. Reverse: Menorah. Mintage 2,000 pieces. ANACS graded Both pieces, Proof 64.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
| Realized
$207 |
Sale 37
Lot 3772 |
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Israel. 20 Lirot, 1960. Fr-1; KM-30. 100th Anniversary - Birth of Dr. Theodor Herzl. Head left. Reverse: Menorah. NGC graded MS-65.
Estimated Value $120 - 140.
| Realized
$184 |
Sale 37
Lot 3773 |
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Israel. 20 Lirot, 1960. Fr-1; KM-30. 100th Anniversary - Birth of Dr. Theodor Herzl. Head left. Reverse: Menorah. NGC graded MS-64.
Estimated Value $120 - 140.
| Realized
$173 |
Sale 37
Lot 3775 |
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Israel. 100 Lirot, 1962. Fr-2; KM-41. 10th Anniversary - Death of Weizmann. Small head left. Reverse: Menorah. NGC graded Proof 63.
Estimated Value $375 - 425.
| Realized
$483 |
Sale 37
Lot 3776 |
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Israel. 100 Lirot, 1962. Fr-2; KM-41. 10th Anniversary - Death of Weizmann. Small head left. Reverse: Menorah. NGC graded Proof 64.
Estimated Value $375 - 425.
| Realized
$483 |
Sale 37
Lot 3777 |
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Israel. 50 Lirot, 1962. Fr-3; KM-40. 10th Anniversary - Death of Weizmann. Small head left. Reverse: Menorah. NGC graded Proof 64.
Estimated Value $200 - 225.
| Realized
$253 |
Sale 37
Lot 3778 |
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Israel. 50 Lirot, 1962. Fr-3; KM-40. 10th Anniversary - Death of Weizmann. Small head left. Reverse: Menorah. NGC graded Proof 63.
Estimated Value $200 - 225.
| Realized
$253 |
Sale 37
Lot 3781 |
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Israel. 50 Lirot, 1964. Fr-4; KM-44. 10th Anniversary - Bank of Israel. Menorah. Reverse: Cornucopia. NGC graded MS-67.
Estimated Value $200 - 225.
| Realized
$253 |
Sale 37
Lot 3782 |
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Israel. 50 Lirot, 1964. Fr-4; KM-44. 10th Anniversary - Bank of Israel. Menorah. Reverse: Cornucopia. NGC graded MS-68.
Estimated Value $200 - 225.
| Realized
$265 |
Sale 37
Lot 3794 |
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Israel. 100 Lirot, 1971. Fr-8; KM-60. Disk behind vertical panels. Reverse: Menorah. Let My People Go. NGC graded Proof 63 Ultra Cameo.
Estimated Value $300 - 350.
| Realized
$368 |
Sale 37
Lot 3795 |
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Israel. 100 Lirot, 1971. Fr-8; KM-60. Disk behind vertical panels. Reverse: Menorah. Let My People Go. NGC graded Proof 66 Ultra Cameo.
Estimated Value $300 - 350.
| Realized
$391 |
Sale 37
Lot 3799 |
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Israel. 200 Lirot, 1973. Fr-9; KM-74. Part of Declaration of Independence. Reverse: Menorah. 25th Anniversary of Independence. NGC graded Proof 63 Cameo.
Estimated Value $375 - 425.
| Realized
$472 |
Sale 37
Lot 3800 |
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Israel. 200 Lirot, 1973. Fr-9; KM-74. Part of Declaration of Independence. Reverse: Menorah. 25th Anniversary of Independence. NGC graded Proof 66.
Estimated Value $375 - 425.
| Realized
$460 |
Sale 37
Lot 3801 |
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Israel. 100 Lirot, 1973. Fr-10; KM-73. Part of Declaration of Independence. Reverse: Menorah. 25th Anniversary of Independence. NGC graded Proof 65 Ultra Cameo.
Estimated Value $200 - 225.
| Realized
$242 |
Sale 37
Lot 3802 |
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Israel. 100 Lirot, 1973. Fr-10; KM-73. Part of Declaration of Independence. Reverse: Menorah. 25th Anniversary of Independence. NGC graded Proof 67 Cameo.
Estimated Value $200 - 225.
| Realized
$265 |
Sale 37
Lot 3803 |
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Israel. 50 Lirot, 1973. Fr-11; KM-72. Part of Declaration of Independence. Reverse: Menorah. 25th Anniversary of Independence. NGC graded Proof 67 Ultra Cameo.
Estimated Value $100 - 120.
| Realized
$127 |
Sale 37
Lot 3806 |
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Israel. 500 Lirot, 1974. Fr-12; KM-82. David Ben Gurion, small head left. Reverse: Menorah. 1st Anniversary - Death of David Ben Gurion. NGC graded Proof 68.
Estimated Value $400 - 450.
| Realized
$546 |
Sale 37
Lot 3811 |
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Israel. 500 Lirot, 1974. Fr-12; KM-82. David Ben Gurion, small head left. Reverse: Menorah. 1st Anniversary - Death of David Ben Gurion. NGC graded Proof 65.
Estimated Value $375 - 425.
| Realized
$460 |
Sale 37
Lot 3828 |
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Israel. Gold Medal, ND. 7.98 grams.900 fine. 26 mm. David Ben Gurion. Reverse: Menorah, State of Israel, 1948. Choice Brilliant Proof.
Estimated Value $100 - 120.
| Realized
$173 |
Sale 41
Lot 2396 |
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Mattathias Antigonus, 40-37 B.C.E. AE Prutah (14mm). . Hen-485. . Cf. AJC pl.55, group Z. The Showbread Table, consisting of a flat board supported by four legs. Reverse: The Temple Menorah. Choice Very Fine.
This coin is extremely rare, and particularly desirable as the centering is excellent, as is the boldness of strike. It seems likely that this type served more as a special issue of some sort rather than a coin seen in daily transactions. During the Second Temple period, depictions of these, the most sacred vessels within the Temple, were prohibited.
Estimated Value $25,000 - 35,000.
| Realized
$66,125 |
Sale 42
Lot 857 |
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Israel. 20 Lirot, 1960. Fr-1; KM-30. Herzl. Reverse Menorah. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $140 - 160.
| Realized
$219 |
Sale 44
Lot 4637 |
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1964, 50 Lirot Gold Coin, Bank of Israel, Very Rare Proof. 13.3 gm, 917 fine. Identical to previous coin, except this coin has a "mem" indicating it is proof. Net mintage of proofs is just 841 pieces, making this one of the key pieces in the modern Israel coin series. The quality of this coin is exceptional, with dazzling luster. It would be perfect except for a minuscule lamination (as made) in the field above the menorah. NGC graded Brilliant Proof 67.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000.
| Realized
$3,450 |
Sale 44
Lot 4671 |
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1992, 5 New Sheqalim Gold Coin, B'nai B'rith. 8.63 gm, 900 fine. 2,305 minted. Commemorates 150th anniversary of B'nai B'rith. Features menorah from which emanate the sedven principles of this major Jewish organization -- Brotherhood, Unity, Charity, Peace, Truth, Light, and Righteousness. Superb, seemingly perfect quality. NGC graded Proof 68 Ultra Cameo.
Estimated Value $150 - 175.
| Realized
$265 |
Sale 44
Lot 4733 |
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Israel's 50th Anniversary, State Platinum Medal, 1998, 35mm. 31 gm, 999 fine. Features the Western Wall, the Knesset, large menorah, and inscription: "A jubilee for you (Lev. 25:10)." Choice Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200.
| Realized
$2,041 |
Sale 44
Lot 4770 |
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Israel-Mexico Coin Exhibition, Official Award Gold Medal, 1979, 38mm. 34.6 gm, 900 fine. 2,050 minted. Very high relief menorah and a serpent, from sculpture in the Temple-fortress of Quetzalcoatl in Tiotixuaguan. Commemorates exhibit of Israel coins in Mexico and Mexican coins in Israel. This is serial number 0787; as an odd number it was struck my the Mexican Mint (even numbers were struck in Israel). Choice Brilliant Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $560 - 635.
| Realized
$891 |
Sale 44
Lot 4800 |
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David Ben-Gurion Centennial, State Gold Medal, 1986, 35mm. 30 gm, 900 fine. 984 minted. Rare, small mintage. Features a menorah and the Scroll of Independence, plus these historic words: "We hereby declare the establishment of a Jewish State in the Land of Israel to be known as the State of Israel." Choice Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $495 - 575.
| Realized
$920 |
Sale 44
Lot 4831 |
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King David (Marc Chagall), State Gold Medal, 1991, 38mm. 33.9 gm, 917 fine. 1,000 minted. Full color lithograph by Chagall depicts King David playing the lyre and dancing from "The Entry into Jerusalem." This is one of the works in the tapestry adorning the Knesset, Israel's Parliament. A 7-branched menorah is sculpted on the reverse; it was adopted from a detail from Chagall's mosaic in the Knesset. This great artist's signature is shown in English on the obverse and Hebrew on the reverse. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $575 - 650.
| Realized
$1,093 |
Sale 44
Lot 4876 |
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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.
| Realized
$1,438 |
Sale 44
Lot 4921 |
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Menorah and Star of David by Agam, Privately Issued Gold Medal, 1978, 35mm. 29.7 gm, 917 fine. Serial number 214 on edge. This great artist commemorates Israel's 30th anniversary of independence. Obverse features a menorah made from wire, with "Shalom" (peace) below. Reverse contains a hidden Star of David that is revealed when the medal is tilted at a certain angle, and the inscription "Star of Love" in English, French and Hebrew. A magnificent work of 20th century art. Brilliant Proof, with just a couple of microscopic contact marks on obverse.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
| Realized
$978 |
Sale 44
Lot 4922 |
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Israel 32nd Anniversary of Independence by Marc Chagall, Privately Issued Gold Medal, 1979, 60mm. 93.3 gm. (3 troy oz.).917 fine. An absolutly magificent medal by one of the 20th century's great artists. Moses holds the tablets of the Ten Commandments next to a large menorah and a tree. This mystical symbolism relates to ancient well-springs from which flow the highest values of human life. Reverse inscription in Hebrew and English: "I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people for a light of the nations." Purity and Swiss assayer mark on edge. Choice Brilliant Proof.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.
| Realized
$3,680 |
Sale 44
Lot 4926 |
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Theodor Herzl, Privately issued gold medal, 1960, 26mm. 7.9 gm,900 fine. Menorah and the date of Israel's independence -- May 14, 1948. Extremely Fine, with scattered light contact marks.
Estimated Value $130 - 150.
| Realized
$230 |
Sale 44
Lot 4929 |
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Zeev Jabotinski, Privately Issued Gold Medal, Undated, 36mm. 15.7 gm, fineness not indicated. Large menorah on reverse with "Champion of the Jewish People." Brilliant Uncirculated, with faint contact marks in fields.
Estimated Value $280 - 325.
| Realized
$437 |
Sale 44
Lot 4957 |
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1958-2005, Complete Collection of Israel's Silver & Copper-Nickel Commemorative Coins, Proof. A total of 131 proof coins in all series: Independence Day, Hanukka, Purim, Pidyon Haben, Sites in the Holy Land, Flora and Fauna from the Song of Songs, Judaic Art, Biblical Art, and Special Issues. As Israel Sedaka, Deputy Director of the Israel Government Coins and Medals Corp., wrote in 1995: "(Israel's commemorative coins) serve as goodwill ambassadors of the State of Israel and its people to all corners of the world. They will remain for thousands of years and retain meaning for future generations, just as the ancient coins minted by our people beginning 2,700 years ago continue to evoke historic memories and emotions." Most of these are choice brilliant proofs, while some are toned, and a few have been affected by PVC because they were stored in soft plastic government holders for long periods. Includes the "key" 1963 Seafarer Independence Day Commemorative (4,500 minted), and many coins with mintages under 1,000, issued in recent years. Unfortunately the 1958 Menorah coin has been polished and cannot be called a proof. A remarkable collection that tells the story of the Jewish people. Proof.
Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,500.
| Realized
$2,070 |
Sale 44
Lot 4982 |
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Shavit Rocket, State Silver Medal, 1962 59mm. 115 gm, 935 fine. 1,129 minted. Celebrates the launch on July 5, 1961 of an Israel-built rocket for meteorological exploration. A rocket soars from a menorah, with Biblical quote "There shall come a star from Jacob (Numbers 24:17)." About Uncirculated, with faint wipe marks in fields.
Estimated Value $100 - 120.
| Realized
$168 |
Sale 44
Lot 5000 |
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Exchange National Bank of Chicago, Official Silver Medal Not Sold to the Public, 1972, 59mm. 115 gm, 935 fine. Rare only 505 made. Design of American flag above a menorah. Issued for the exclusive use of the Exchange National Bank of Chicago. Rarely offered for sale. Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $150 - 175.
| Realized
$253 |
Sale 44
Lot 5032 |
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Unusual Medals, Lot of 4 State Silver Medals, 50mm. And there Was Light by Agam (62 gm, 9999 fine), movable Menorah and Star of David by Basson (40 gm, 925 fine), movable Hearts and movable Star by Basson (each 18-20 gm, 925 fine). 2 of the 4 medals are pictured. Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $100 - 125.
| Realized
$84 |
Sale 44
Lot 5049 |
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Jewish Symbols, Lot of 11 State Silver Medals, 37mm. Each 26 gm, 935 fine. Star of David: Yeshuv's Volunteers in British Forces, World Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1981), 14th Maccabiah Games (1993), 55th Anniversary of Independence ("United we stand"), 15th Maccabiah Games (1997), In Honor of Terror Victims, International Conference of Jewish and Christian Leaders (1994). Menorah: Cellcom Soccer (1997), Tisha B'Av, Barcelona Olympics (1992), 40th Anniversary of Independence. 2 of the 11 medals are pictured. Proof.
Estimated Value $125 - 145.
| Realized
$138 |
Sale 44
Lot 5082 |
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Archaeology, Lot of 10 State Bronze Medals, 59mm. Designs feature an inscription dating from the 4th century discovered in Caesarea (Nazareth), ruins of synagogue found in Kfar Nahum (Capernaum), Bar Kochba Letters, Temple Mount, Tomb of Rachel, Temple Tunnel, Ancient Jewish oil lamp with menorah decoration, etc. 2 of the 10 medals are pictured. Almost Uncirculated to Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $125 - 145.
| Realized
$75 |
Sale 44
Lot 5142 |
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Paul Vincze's "Judaea in Bondage, Israel in Freedom", 1965, 57mm. 99 gm, 999 fine. Designs depict the Arch of Titus, showing the captured Temple Menorah, etc. and modern Israelis as farmer, builder, student and researcher. Issued by ISNUMAT in Israel. About Uncirculated, light wipe marks.
Estimated Value $60 - 70.
| Unsold |
Sale 44
Lot 5196 |
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Judaica-Americana, Lot of 3 Medals, 57-89mm. Includes 66mm bronze extremely high relief stamped "Yeshivah University Ambassador;" 57 x 89mm. bronze by Louis Rosenthal (1939), featuring bearded man and seated male angel, inscribed "In the union of faiths we are fortified to serve mankind;" and 57mm.925 fine silver 50th Anniversary of Israel Independence medallion by Towle, featuring a golden menorah and Star of David. Extremely Fine to Uncirculated.
Estimated Value $100 - 125.
| Realized
$230 |
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