Award Medal - Fifth International Harp Competition
Features
| Location |
Israel
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Israel Government Coins and medals Corp. |
| Period |
State of Israel (1948-date)
|
| Type | Award medals › Artistic awards |
| Year | 1973 |
| Composition | Tombac |
| Weight | 100 g |
| Diameter | 59 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 557118 |
| References | ICMC# 16038590 Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com) |
Commemorative issue
Fifth International Harp Competition
Series: Literature, Music & Art
Obverse
In the centre, a raised figure of King David, the poet King, playing a harp. Around the rim, in Hebrew, "The Fifth International Harp Competition Jerusalem, Elul 5733".
Script: Hebrew
Lettering:
תחרות בינלאומית חמישית לנבל
ירושלים אלול תשל"ג
Engraver: Moshe Novak
Designer: Miriam Karoly
Reverse
Above, the word "Nevel" (harp), the "v" forming a harp. In the centre, over two lines, in French "Awarded by the Ministry of Tourism to" followed by a space for the name of the recipient. On the rim, in French, "The Fifth International Harp Competition, Jerusalem, Israel, September, 1973".
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
CINQUIEME CONCOURS INTERNATIONAL DE HARPE
נבל
OFFERTE PAR LE MINISTERE DU TOURISME
A
JERUSALEM ISRAEL SEPTEMBRE 1973
Engraver: Moshe Novak
Designer: Fred Pauker
Edge
The State emblem and the words "State of Israel" in Hebrew and English.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering: STATE OF ISRAEL 🕎 מדינת ישראל BRONZE ארד
Mint
Moshe Hecht, Tel Aviv, IsraelComments
The first three competitions took place partly in Tel Aviv and partly in Jerusalem. The fourth and fifth took place in Jerusalem only. On the occasion of the Fifth International Harp Competition, the Museum arranged a special display of antique Palestinian items in which the harp appears as an ornament.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1973 | 817 | ||||||||||||||
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