State Medal - Fifth International Bible Contest
Features
| Location |
Israel
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Israel Government Coins and medals Corp. |
| Period |
State of Israel (1948-date)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1981 |
| Composition | Tombac |
| Weight | 98 g |
| Diameter | 59 mm |
| Thickness | 3.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 376173 |
| References | ICMC# 15077591 Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com) |
Commemorative issue
5th International Bible Contest
Series: Memorials & Commemorative
Obverse
An oil lamp representing the man "who burns the midnight oil" while studying. The citation "And they understood the reading of the Bible" together with the source (Nehemiah 8:8) in Hebrew and English.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
חידון התנ"ך הבינלאומי החמישי תשמ"א
5th INTERNATIONAL BIBLE CONTEST 1981
ובאו עמים רבים מכל לשונות הגויים לבקש את ה' בירושלים
זכריה כ' כ"ב כ"ג
MANY PEOPLES OF MANY LANGUAGES, WILL COME TO JERUSALEM TO SEEK THE LORD
ZECHARISH 8.22-23
Engraver: Moshe Novak
Designer: Gideon Kaich
Reverse
A verse prophetically foreseeing people of sundry nations coming to Jerusalem "Many peoples of many languages, will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord" Zachariah 8:22, 1 -23, appears in Hebrew and English. Around the rim, the legend "Fifth International Bible Contest, 5741" in Hebrew with the English translation bearing the date 1981.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
ויבינו במקרא
נחמיה ח. 8
AND THEY UNDERSTOOD THE READING OF THE BIBLE
NEHEMIAH 8.8
Engraver: Moshe Novak
Designer: Assaf Berg
Edge
The State emblem and the words "State of Israel" in Hebrew and English.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering: STATE OF ISRAEL 🕎 מדינת ישראל BRONZE ארד
Mint
Kretschmer Mint, Jerusalem, IsraelComments
The Fifth International Bible Contest
State Medal, 5741-1981
After a lapse of twelve years, the International Bible Contest for adults was reinstated and the fifth one took place in Israel in September 1981. The Bible contests are intended to bring together men and women from various nations, faiths and professions who revere both the Bible and its studies, The fifth contest drew representatives from thirty-two countries. The contest will now take place regularly, once every four years.
Serialization: All the medals are numbered.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1981 | 2 661 | ||||||||||||||
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