Auction 45 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Four Gold Medals - “Israel’s Liberation” / 13 Years of the State of Israel

Opening: $1,200
Sold for: $1,500
Including buyer's premium
1. Gold medal, decade of Israel's liberation, 1958.
Obverse: "Decade of Israel's Liberation 1958". Reverse: replica of a Roman coin, in Latin "Judea Capta" and in Hebrew: "Judea in Exile, 70 CE". Diameter: 27 mm, weight: 14.9 grams.
2-4. Three gold medals, in different sizes, minted on the occasion of 13 years of the State of Israel.
Obverse: A boy putting on Tefillin and inscription "At thirteen for the fulfillment of the Mitzvot" in Hebrew and English. Reverse: State emblem and the emblems of the Twelve Tribes. Around the rim "Thirteen years of the State of Israel" in Hebrew, and "Bar Mitzvah of the State of Israel" in English. 1- diameter: 27 mm, weight: 15 grams. 2- 22 mm, weight: 8 grams. 3 - 19 mm, weight: 5.1 grams.
Ephemera, Numismatics and Objects
Ephemera, Numismatics and Objects