Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 44

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Israel Gold State Medals

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 4784		Israel Lives On (Am Yisrael Chai), State Gold Medal, 1982, 13mm. 1.7 gm, 900 fine. Similar to previous lot. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $35 - 40. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $66
Lot 4785		For Meritorious Service, State Gold Medal, 1982, 30.5mm. 17 gm, 585 fine. Inscribed with Biblical quote "Bring understanding and length of days (Job 12:12)." Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $185 - 215. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 4786		For Meritorious Service, State Gold Medal, 1982, 24mm. 10.4 gm, 750 fine. Similar to previous lot. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $145 - 170. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 4787		Tourism, Volunteers & Resistance Against Nazis, Lot of 3 State Gold Medals, 1983, 18mm. Each is 4.4 gm, 750 fine. Mintages are 865 (Tourism), 904 (Volunteers) and 752 (Resistance). All are rare. Volunteers medal contains Biblical quote: "Because with a perfect heart they volunteered (Chronicles I 29:9)." Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $215 - 245. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 4788		Jerusalem of Gold, State Gold Medal, 1983, 22mm. 7 gm, 585 fine. Stylized panorama of reunited Jerusalem and a lion, symbol of the city, encircled by the word Jerusalem in 20 different languages. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $215 - 245. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 4789		Bethlehem (David) and Blessed by the Healer, Lot of 2 State Gold Medals, 1984, 18mm. Each is 4.4 gm, 750 fine. Medals feature panoramic view of Bethlehem and the young David the shepherd, playing his harp; also the blessing traditionally recited on seeing a friend or relative who has recovered from an illness: "Blessed be the healer of the sick." Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $125 - 145. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $196
Lot 4790		Los Angeles Olympics, State Gold Medal, 1984, 30mm. 15 gm, 750 fine. 1,698 minted (60 melted by the government). Inscribed "A life of bodily vigour" in English and Hebrew. Brilliant Proof, some flecks of toning. Estimated Value $210 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 4791		Los Angeles Olympics, State Gold Medal, 1984, 22mm. 7 gm, 585 fine. 1,524 minted. Similar to previous lot. Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $75 - 90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 4792		Sir Moses Montefiore, State Gold Medal, 1984, 22mm. 7 gm, 585 fine. 1,045 minted. Montefiore visited Israel seven times; he promoted education and welfare, as well as fostering employment in agriculture and industry. Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $75 - 90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 4793		Victory Over Nazi Germany, State Gold Medal, 1984, 22mm. 7 gm, 585 fine. 1,153 minted. Depicts the monument to Jewish soldiers erected at Yad Vashem -- a sword is in the center, surrounded by six blocks of stone, representing the 6 million martyrs. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $75 - 90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $144
Lot 4794		And there was Light (Agam), State Gold Medal, 1985, 38mm. 33.9 gm, 917 fine. 1,615 minted. Fabulous medal designed by Agam. If you hold the medal in front of a light, a dazzling Star of David appears in the transparent inset in the center of the medal. Biblical inscription: "And there was light (Genesis 1:3)." In demand by both coin and art collectors. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $575 - 675. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 4795		And there was Light (Agam), State Gold Medal, 1985, 24mm. 10.4 gm, 750 fine. 4,254 minted. Similar to previous lot. Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $150 - 180. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $345
Lot 4796		Tree of Life & Hebrew Alphabet (Ben Shahn), State Gold Medal, 1985, 18mm. 4.4 gm, 750 fine. "The People of Israel Lives" appears in Hebrew within the branches of the Tree of Life (shaped like a Star of David). Ben Shahn's stylized letters of the Hebrew alphabet represent study in childhood into adult life. Choice Uncirculated. Estimated Value $65 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $127
Lot 4797		Go in Peace and Return in Peace, Lot of 2 State Gold Medals, 1985, 18 & 13mm. Medals are 4.4 gm, 750 fine and 1.7 gm., 900 fine, respectively. These can be mounted and worn by frequent travelers. Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 4798		Searchers for the Messiah & Everlasting Love, State Gold Medal, 1986, 38mm. 33.9 gm, 900 fine. 1,200 minted. Features original color lithograph by Moshe Castel, based on an incident from the life of Ari, one of the best known mystics from Safed. Ari and his followers reach out towards the outstretched arm of the Messiah. The sculpted reverse shows a man and a woman with arms interlaced. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $550 - 625. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $776
Lot 4799		Searchers for the Messiah & Everlasting Love, State Gold Medal, 1986, 24mm. 10.4 gm, 750 fine. Similar to previous lot. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $145 - 165. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 4800		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. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 4801		David Ben-Gurion Centennial, State Gold Medal, 1986, 22mm. 7 gm, 585 fine. 1,500 minted. Similar to previous lot. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $75 - 90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $150
Lot 4802		Ship "Exodus 1947," State Gold Medal, 1987, 35mm. 30 gm, 917 fine. Mintage of 1,000 authorized. The Exodus was captured by the British on the way to Israel, and her 4,530 passengers were deported to Germany. Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $500 - 575. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 4803		Ship "Exodus 1947," State Gold Medal, 1987, 13mm. 1.7 gm, 900 fine. Similar to previous lot. Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $35 - 45. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $46
Lot 4804		Gazelle and Lily, State Gold Medal, 1987, 15mm. 4.4 gm, 750 fine. First issue in Nature series. Features an ibex and the Biblical quote: "Loving gazelle and a pleasant roe (Proverbs 5:19)." And a lily is shown, along with "And blossom like the tulip" (Isaiah 35:1)." Brilliant Uncirculated, with light contact marks. Estimated Value $60 - 70. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $98
Lot 4805		Olympics in Seoul, Lot of 2 State Gold Medas, 1987, 30 & 22mm. 15 gm, 750 fine and 7 gm., 585 fine. Maximum authorized mintages of 3,000 and 4,000 respectively. Medals feature Biblical quote: "Brace yourselves put forth all of your strength (Nahum 2:2)." Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $285 - 335. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $460
Lot 4806		Mother and Wife, State Gold Medal, 1987, 13mm. 1.7 gm, 900 fine. Features inscriptions "To mother with love" and "My wife, my inspiration." Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $35 - 45. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $46
Lot 4807		Ammunition Hill, State Gold Medal, 1987, 30mm. 15 gm, 750 fine. Authorized maximum mintage of 1,500. On the first day of fighting in the battle for Jerusalem, 36 paratroopers were killed during a night attack to take the Jordanian positions at Ammunition Hill. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $210 - 245. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $334
Lot 4808		Blossom of Galilee, State Gold Medal, 1987, 38mm. 33.9 gm, 917 fine. Maximum authorized mintage 1,200 but fewer were made. Full color excerpt from paining by Nachum Gutman of a scene in Safed, the town of Jewish mystics. The sculpted reverse features a girl, fawn and tree with doves on its branches, and the words "My beloved is mine" from the Song of Songs. Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $565 - 645. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 4809		Blossom of Galilee, State Gold Medal, 1987, 24mm. 10.4 gm, 750 fine. Authorized maximum mintage of 3,500. Similar to previous lot. Brilliant Uncirculated, with some faint contact marks. Estimated Value $145 - 165. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 4810		Anne Frank, Official Award Gold Medal, 1988, 18mm. 4.4 gm, 750 fine. 935 minted. Rare, small mintage. Honors the young girl who wrote her famous diary, and then perished in 1945 in the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp. Choice Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $65 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $109
Lot 4811		Israel's 40th Anniversary, State Gold Medal, 1988, 22mm. 7 gm, 585 fine. 1,682 minted (67 were melted by Israel). Features inscription: "Eretz Israel was the birthplace of the Jewish people." Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $75 - 90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $138
Lot 4812		Flowers and Bass Player (Mane-Katz), State Gold Medal, 1988, 38mm. 33.9 gm, 917 fine. 629 minted 15 melted by Israel). Rare, very small mintage. Features full color painting by Mane-Katz and a relief version of his sculpture "The Double-Bass Player at a Jewish Wedding," with Mazel Tov above. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $565 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 4813		Flowers and Bass Player (Mane-Katz), State Gold Medal, 1988, 24mm. 10.4 gm, 750 fine. 2,113 minted (153 melted by Israel). Similar to previous lot. Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $145 - 165. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $265
Lot 4814		Priestly Blessing, Western Wall and Armageddon, Lot of 3 State Gold Medals, 1988-9, 18mm. Each medal is 4.4 gm, 750 fine. Medals feature inscriptions: "May the Lord bless you," "If I forget thee O Jerusalem," and "They trusted in chariots and horses." Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $180 - 210. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $288
Lot 4815		Offeq-1 Satelite, State Gold Medal, 1989, 18mm. 4.4 gm, 750 fine. 1,419 minted. The first Israeli satellite remained in orbit for 118 days. Its mission was to enter into orbit, generation of solar energy, transmission reception from space, etc. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $65 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $98
Lot 4816		Happiness (Chaim Gross), State Gold Medal, 1989, 30mm. 15 gm, 750 fine. 1,427 minted (454 melted by Israel). Hand-colored enamel flower, with Hebrew word "Happiness" above. On the reverse is Gross's well known sculpture of children dancing, with inscription "Happy Children." Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $210 - 241. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $328
Lot 4817		Happiness (Chaim Gross), State Gold Medal, 1989, 22mm. 7 gm, 585 fine. 3,000 minted. Similar to previous lot. Brilliant Uncirculated, with few faint contact marks. Estimated Value $75 - 90. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 4818		Happiness & Friendship, Lot of 2 State Gold Medals, 14mm. Each 2 gm, 750 fine. Featuring beautiful colored enameled flowers. Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $55 - 65. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $96
Lot 4819		Butterfly and Tulip, Lot of 2 State Gold Medals, 1990, 18mm. &12.5 mm. 4.4 gm, 750 fine & 1 gm., 585 fine. Butterflies are hand-enameled in beautiful colors. Choice Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 120. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $115
Lot 4820		Chai, My Girl, Daughter & Tree of Life, Lot of 4 State Gold Medals, 1990, 12.5 mm. Each is 1 gm, 585 fine. Two have beautiful colored enamel. Brilliant Uncirculated. Estimated Value $50 - 60. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $161
Lot 4821		Butterfly & Tulip, State Gold Medal, 1990, 18mm. 4.4 gm, 750 fine. Beatiful hand-enameled colored butterfly. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $65 - 75. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $98

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