State Medal - 100th Anniversary of the Railway in Israel
Features
| Location |
Israel
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Israel Government Coins and medals Corp. |
| Period |
State of Israel (1948-date)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1994 |
| Composition | Silver (.935) |
| Weight | 26 g |
| Diameter | 37 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 552730 |
| References | ICMC# 25221370 Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com) |
Commemorative issue
100th Anniversary of the Railway
Series: Industry in Israel
Obverse
Above, the first train in Israel, with Hebrew inscription to left and year: 5653; below, a modern train with English inscription "THE FIRST RAILWAY IN ERETZ ISRAEL 1892" to the right.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
הרכבת
הראשונה
בארץ ישראל
תרנ"ג
THE FIRST
RAILWAY IN
ERETZ ISRAEL
1892
Engraver: Tidhar Dagan (תדהר דגן)
Designer: Abraham Pat
Reverse
Train tracks with approaching train on horizon. Below, on the tracks, the passage "BUILD UP THE TRACK" in Hebrew and English (Isaiah 62). Above, emblem of Israel Railways; along the circumference, "Israel Railways Authority" in Hebrew.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
רשות הנמלים והרכבות
רכבת ישראל
ISRAEL RAILWAYS
סלו
סלו
המסילה
ישעיהו ס"ב
BUILD UP THE TRACK
Engraver: Tidhar Dagan (תדהר דגן)
Designers: Galia Eisen (גליה איזן), Ilan Eisen (אילן איזן)
Edge
State emblem with the words "STATE OF ISRAEL" in Hebrew on the right and in English on the left and serial number. Bronze/tombac medal - "BRONZE" in Hebrew and English; Silver medal - "SILVER 935" in Hebrew and English; gold medal - "G.750" in Hebrew and English.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering: STATE OF ISRAEL 🕎 מדינת ישראל SILVER 935 כסף
Mint
Government Printer - Israel Mint, Tel Aviv, IsraelComments
Railway construction began in Israel at the end of the 19th century, under Ottoman rule. Joseph Navon received rights from the Turkish sultan in 1888 to construct the railway from Jaffa to Jerusalem. French investors complete this line, which was inaugurated on September 26, 1892. In the early 1900s, the Turks built the Hejaz Railway and in 1905 the Emek Railway, and in 1905 the Emek Railway, with a Deraa-Sea of Galilee-Haifa route, was opened. The Turks and Germans constructed the Afula-Tulkarm-Lod-Beersheba-Nizzana line, which was dismantled after World War 1. In 1942 the Haifa-Beirut line, completing the link between Cairo and Istanbul, was inaugurated. The last steam engine was replaced by diesel in 1959.
Serialization: All medals are numbered.
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Actual silver weight: 0.782 oz
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