Medal - Israel Historical Cities Coin of Jaffa
Features
| Location |
Israel
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 5725 (1965) |
| Calendar | Hebrew |
| Composition | Tombac |
| Weight | 40 g |
| Diameter | 45 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 110411 |
| References | ICMC# 15054454 Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com) , Haffner# M-44 Sylvia Haffner Magnus; 1967. The History of modern Israel's money 1917 to 1967. Self-published, San Diego, California, United States. |
Commemorative issue
Historical Cities Coin Medal Series
Series: Israel Historical Cities (Tombac)
Obverse
The promontory of Jaffa in the form of Jonah's whale, carrying old-fashioned dwellings on its back. This tail is shaped into three Hebrew letters (Yafo). The name of the city, "Jaffa", in Hebrew above and in English below.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
Jaffa
יפו
Translation: Yafo
Engraver: Kretschmer (קריצ'מר)
Designer: Jean David
Reverse
In the center is a relief of a replica city-coin minted during the reign of Emperor Elagabalus (218-222 AD).
Athena, the goddess of wisdom and the science of war, is holding a spear in her right hand and a shield in her left hand. The inscription around Athena in Greek reads "Flavia Yoppas", as Jaffa was called in Hellenic times.
On the rim is the inscription "Coin of Jaffa 3977-82 in Hebrew, as well as the English text and dates 217-222 C.E.
Scripts: Greek, Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
בבטבע יפו ג'תתקע"ז-פ"ב
Coin of Jaffa 3977-82 217-222 C.E.
Translation:
Flavia Ioppe
Coin of Jaffa 3977-82 217-222 C.E.
Engraver: Kretschmer (קריצ'מר)
Designer: Alex Berlyne
Edge
Smooth with inscription
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering: State of Israel (State Emblem) מדינת ישראל
Comments
The series of medals issued by the Israel Government Coins & Medals Corporation to commemorate the Historical Cities of Israel. Issued from 1965-1966. Set of 9 struck in Silver and Yellow Bronze (Tombac).
Almost without exception, no conqueror overlooked Jaffa's importance as a harbor. In 701 BCE Sennacherib conquered it, Alexander the Great in 332 BCE and Jonathan the Hasmonean in 148 BCE. In the uprising against the Romans it fell two years before the destruction of Jerusalem. Moslems captured Jaffa in 636 BCE. The Crusaders held Jaffa for nearly two centuries but their control came to an end in 1268 when it was conquered by Sultan Baibars. In 1516 it was taken over by the Turkish Sultan Salim I and was under Ottoman control for 400 years. Over the generations the foreign presence changed from time to time. Jews, however, lived there nearly continuously and a permanent Jewish community was established in 1820. In 1909 the inhabitants of Jaffa established a neighboring community which became Tel Aviv.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 5725 (1965) | 6 217 | ||||||||||||||
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