State Medal - Nazareth

Features

Location	Israel
Issuing entity	Israel Government Coins and medals Corp.
Period	State of Israel (1948-date)
Type	Commemorative medals
Year	1981
Composition	Silver (.935)
Weight	26 g
Diameter	37 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 549438
References	ICMC# 25083374 Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com)

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Commemorative issue

Nazareth

Series: Sites & Location in Israel

Obverse

A modernistic panorama of the city consisting of horizontal lines of five different degrees of thickness. On the rim below, "Nazareth" in English.

Script: Latin

Lettering: NAZARETH

Engraver: Tidhar Dagan (תדהר דגן)

Reverse

A section of an inscription on marble dating from the 4th century discovered in Caesarea. Inscribed on the section is the fact that the 18th of the priestly watches that served in the temple came from Nazareth. This archeological discovery proves the Jewish character of Nazareth during the early centuries of C.E. On the rim, the legend "The 18th course Hapizzes Nazareth" in Hebrew and English.

Scripts: Hebrew, Latin

Lettering:
משמרת שמונה עשרה הפיצץ נצרת
THE 18TH COURSE HAPIZZES NAZARETH

Engraver: Tidhar Dagan (תדהר דגן)

Designer: Yaacov Enyedi (יעקב אנידי)

Edge

The State emblem and the words "State of Israel" in Hebrew and English. The silver medals bear "Silver 935" in Hebrew and "Silver" in English.

Scripts: Hebrew, Latin

Lettering: STATE OF ISRAEL 🕎 מדינת ישראל SILVER 935 כסף

Mint

Government Printer - Israel Mint, Tel Aviv, Israel

Comments

During its first centuries, Nazareth was inhabited by Jews only. Over the generations, its Christian population grew because of its sacred significance for them. At the end of the 12th century and in the wake of the wars that followed, the city was destroyed by the Moslem conquerors. It was only in 1620 that Amir Fachat permitted the Franciscan monks to build churches and monasteries there. Today Nazareth is filled with shrines attracting Christian pilgrims, among them the "Church of Annunciation", the largest among Catholic churches in the Middle East.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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ND (1981)

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Actual silver weight: 0.782 oz

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