State Medal - Bar Mitzva
Features
| Location |
Israel
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Israel Government Coins and medals Corp. |
| Period |
State of Israel (1948-date)
|
| Type | Medals |
| Year | 1981 |
| Composition | Gold (.900) |
| Weight | 1.7 g |
| Diameter | 13 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 555456 |
| References | ICMC# 35066138 Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com) |
Commemorative issue
Bar Mitzva
Series: Congratulations
Obverse
A figure of a boy putting on Tefilin and the verse "At 13 for fulfilment of the mitzvoth" (Ethics of the Fathers V:24) in Hebrew and English.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
AT 13 FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF THE MITZVOTH (Peah 26) P"A. 5.24
בן שלש עשרה למצוות
פ"א ה' כ"ד
Engraver: Kretschmer (קריצ'מר)
Designers: Zeev Lipman, Gerd Rothschild (גרד רוטשילד)
Reverse
The State emblem and the emblems of the twelve tribes.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ISRAEL
Engraver: Kretschmer (קריצ'מר)
Designers: Zeev Lipman, Gerd Rothschild (גרד רוטשילד)
Edge
Script: Latin
Lettering: G585
Mint
Government Printer - Israel Mint, Tel Aviv, IsraelComments
When a Jewish boy reaches the age of thirteen he is deemed to be an adult. It is traditional to mark the occasion at a public ceremony, and to end the religious ceremony with an appropriate feast in the boy's honor. Since the reunification of Jerusalem it has become increasingly popular to solemnize the occasion at the Western Wall. Since the establishment of the State, many Jews abroad have become converted to the idea of sending the Bar Mitzvah boy to Israel to observe the occasion. At times, organized groups of Bar Mitzvah boys have come with their parents, to participate in the ceremony. The first "Bar Mitzvah" medal was issued on the occasion of the State's thirteenth anniversary in 5721, 1961. After the issue was exhausted, a new medal was issued in 5738, 1978 based upon the original medal with some changes.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1981) | 14 142 | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Bullion value: USD 220.27
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Actual gold weight: 0.049 oz
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