State Medal - Honor the Elders
Features
| Location |
Israel
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Israel Government Coins and medals Corp. |
| Period |
State of Israel (1948-date)
|
| Type | Award medals › Civic awards |
| Year | 1982 |
| Composition | Gold (.935) |
| Weight | 4.4 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 554644 |
| References | ICMC# 35090187 Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com) |
Commemorative issue
Honor the Elders
Series: Congratulations
Obverse
A figure of a tree fashioned by the words from the verse: "They still bring forth fruit in old age" - Psalms 92:15. On the rim, the English translation.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
עוד ינובון בשיבה
תהילים, ד', ט"ו
THEY STILL BRING FORTH FRUIT IN OLD AGE
Psalms 92 15
Engraver: Moshe Novak
Designer: Gideon Kaich
Reverse
The verse: "For as the days of a tree shall be the days of my people (Isaiah 65:22), in Hebrew and English. Upon a background of a wide tree stump.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
כימי העץ ימי עמי
ישעיהו כ"ה כב'
FOR AS THE DAYS OF A TREE SHALL BE THE DAYS OF MY PEOPLE
Isaiah 65 22
Engraver: Moshe Novak
Designer: Gideon Kaich
Edge
Smooth with inscription: 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 G 750 ז
Mint
Government Printer - Israel Mint, Tel Aviv, IsraelComments
Honor the Elders
State Medal, 5742-1982
"At seventy , one is aged, at eighty, one has endured" - Ethics of the Fathers 5:21.
Youth has passed
How honorably age has risen
Our heads the Diadem of grayness has crowned
For age has crept up
On our hands and beard.
(Freely translated from Meshulam De Fiara of Gerona, Spain, 13th century.)
In Jewish tradition, the word "elder" denotes also "dignitary" "leader", "servant", and "scholar." The Jewish people regard age with full respect, for the Torah bids us: "Rise before the hoary head and do honor to the elder" (Leviticus 19:32). Our sages explain, "He who honors the elderly honors God." By Halachah we are obligated to rise when a 70 year old or more passes us, without regard to sex, faith, wealth, or wisdom.
On the medal there is an expression of affection, honor and esteem for one who has reached "the distinguished ornament of old age" as well as a prayer for many more fruitful years.
Serialization: Bronze and silver.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| ND (1982) | 1 303 | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 100
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Bullion value: USD 568.30
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Actual gold weight: 0.132 oz
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