State Medal - Jerusalem 3000th Anniversary
Features
| Location |
Israel
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Israel Government Coins and medals Corp. |
| Period |
State of Israel (1948-date)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1995 |
| Composition | Platinum |
| Weight | 31.1 g |
| Diameter | 35 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 556057 |
| References | ICMC# 55250359 Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com) |
Commemorative issue
Jerusalem 3000th Anniversary
Series: Jerusalem Themed
Obverse
Panoramic view of old and new Jerusalem with the inscription "3000" and 'Jerusalem City of David" in Hebrew in the center, and in English and Arabic along the upper circumference.
Scripts: Arabic, Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
٣٠٠٠ سنة لأورشليم القدس
Jerusalem City of David
3000
ירושלים עיר דוד
Engraver: Tidhar Dagan (תדהר דגן)
Designer: Yaacov Enyedi (יעקב אנידי)
Reverse
Depiction of a mosaic showing King David from the ancient synagogue at Gaza. Below, along the circumference, the inscription "House of David" in ancient Hebrew script from the Tel Dan Stele (9th century B.C.E.). Along the circumference, the passage "He called it the City of David" and the source "2 Samuel" in Hebrew and English.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
ויקרא לה עיר דוד
שמואל ב
He Called it the City of David
2 Samuel
• BYT DVD • (in ancient Hebrew)
Engraver: Tidhar Dagan (תדהר דגן)
Designer: Yaacov Enyedi (יעקב אנידי)
Edge
State emblem with the words "STATE OF ISRAEL' in Hebrew on the right and in English on the left with serial number. Bronze/tombac medal - "BRONZE" in Hebrew and English; Silver medal - "S 999.9" in Hebrew and English; gold medal - "G.750" in Hebrew and English; platinum medal - "PURE PLATINUM; and coppernickel medal - "C.N." in Hebrew and English.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering: STATE OF ISRAEL 🕎 מדינת ישראל PURE PLATINUM
Mint
Government Printer - Israel Mint, Tel Aviv, IsraelComments
Three thousand years ago King David conquered Jerusalem from the Jebusites and established the "City of David" on the ridge above the Pool of Siloam. The city was surrounded by deep valleys on three sides. Above it, to the north, was the hill upon which the Temple would be built. David turned Jerusalem into the capital of the Kingdom of Israel, concentrating all royal, political and religious authority, in a single place and person for the first time. David's son Solomon completed his father's work and built the Temple. Ruled by many nations in the course of its history, Jerusalem has stimulated the imagination of much of mankind. It remains the City of David to this day.
Serialization: All medals are numbered. Gold - 2,000 numbered; 1 melted (no. 1177).
Gaza Synagogue Mosaic 508-09 CE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_synagogue#/media/File:PikiWiki_Israel_14995_Mosaic_of_David_playing_the_harp.JPG
Protected by sand, this mosaic of King David and his lyre lay buried in Gaza, on the Mediterranean coast, for nearly 1,500 years. Dunes hid the mosaic until Egyptian archaeologists uncovered it in 1965. When Israeli archaeologists arrived at the site two years later, David’s face, one of his hands and several other patches had been destroyed, as shown here.
http://members.bib-arch.org/publication.asp?PubID=BSBA&Volume=20&Issue=2&ArticleID=5
Israeli archaeologists carefully transported the mosaic to Jerusalem. Conservators at the Israel Museum recently restored the mosaic based on the sketchy information available from old black-and-white photos and damaged remains. Once again the Biblical king, depicted here as a Byzantine monarch complete with halo and with the power of Orpheus, uses his music to charm both the wild animals and the museum-goers who flock to see the restored mosaic.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1995) | 555 | ||||||||||||||
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