Auction 09
Online Auction - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Jun 6, 2017
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Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 6:
Gold Medal – Herzl's Portrait – 1966
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Sold for: $220
Start price:
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150
Auction house commission:
23%
VAT: On commission only
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Gold medal, 21.6 karat. Obverse: Herzl's portrait surround by the Hebrew legend "Binyamin Ze'ev Herzl visionary of the State of Israel". Reverse:image of the Knesset building and a quotation from the book of Isaiah 1:26 "VaAshiva Shoftecha KeVarishona…" with an English translation. Bottom inscription "House of Parliament, Jerusalem" indicates that it was probably minted for the inauguration of the Knesset building [1966]. Marked: "Gold 900". Diameter 2.5 cm. Weight: 8 grams. Very good condition.
