State Medal - Albert Einstein 100th Anniversary
Features
| Location |
Israel
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Israel Government Coins and medals Corp. |
| Period |
State of Israel (1948-date)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Year | 1979 |
| Composition | Tombac |
| Weight | 98 g |
| Diameter | 59 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 549218 |
| References | ICMC# 15070599 Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com) |
Commemorative issue
Albert Einstein 100th Anniversary
Series: Science
Obverse
A likeness of Einstein according to the sculpture seen in the entrance to the Mathematics Institute of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The legend "Albert Einstein 5639-5715". The English bears the dates "1879-1955".
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
Albert Einstein 1879-1955
אלברט איינשטיין תרל"ט-תשט"ו
Engraver: Moshe Novak
Designer: Nathan Karp
Reverse
A mathematical formula in Einstein's handwriting. Around the rim, the legend "Jerusalem Centennial Symposium, Adar 5739" in Hebrew. The English bears the date, March 1979.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
JERUSALEM CENTENNIAL SYMPOSIUM MARCH 1979
סימפוזיון יובל המאה אדר תשל"ט
Engraver: Moshe Novak
Designer: Nathan Karp
Edge
The State emblem and the words "State of Israel" in Hebrew and English.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering: STATE OF ISRAEL 🕎 מדינת ישראל
Mint
Kretschmer Mint, Jerusalem, IsraelComments
Albert Einstein (1879-1955), one of the great physicists of the twentieth century, renowned humanitarian and Nobel Prize winner arrived in the United States in 1933. He served as professor at Princeton University until his retirement in 1945. "Einstein's Theory of Relativity" revolutionized theoretical physics causing the development of the atomic theory. Einstein became attracted to Zionism in 1921. He was among the leading activists on behalf of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1946 he appeared before the Anglo-American Commission of Inquiry pleadingthe cause of Jewish Palestine. He appeared as a guest speaker at the first Independence Day celebration. Hebequeathed his manuscripts to the Hebrew University, including his article on general relativity
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
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| ND (1979) | 3 165 | ||||||||||||||
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