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Award Medal - Mateh Yehuda Township

Features

Location Israel
Issuing entity Israel Government Coins and medals Corp.
Period State of Israel (1948-date)
Type Award medals
Year 1976
Composition Silver (.935)
Weight 117 g
Diameter 59 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
556762
References ICMC# 26055594
Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com)

Commemorative issue

Mateh Yehuda Township

Series: Memorials & Commemorative

Obverse

An inscription: "Mateh Yehuda Regional Council". In the center, a stylized figure of a lion which stands atop a sheaf of wheat and a cogged wheel.

Script: Hebrew

Lettering:
מועצה אזורית
מטה יהודה

Engraver: Moshe Novak

Designer: Mordechai Gumpel

Reverse

A stylized panorama. A mother holding a child in her arms while the father is doing construction work. On the right, a stylized head of a lion. Above, on the left, a citation: "And the cities of Judah shall be built", Isaiah 44:26.

Script: Hebrew

Lettering:
ולערי יהודה תבנינה
ישעיה מ"ד
גומפל - נוב

Engraver: Moshe Novak

Designer: Mordechai Gumpel

Edge

The State emblem with 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 SILVER 935 כסף

Mint

Moshe Hecht, Tel Aviv, Israel

Comments

The regional council "Mateh Yehuda", located in the hills of Jerusalem, is part of the area which belonged to the tribe of Judah, hence its name. The council was set up in 1964 and it encompasses 61 settlements, one of the largest in lsrael.
 

Serialization:
All the medals are numbered. Bronze 1946 have been numbered, 126 have been melted. Silver-1034 have been numbered, 217 have been melted

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1976)  804

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Bullion value: USD 238.65 Search tips
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Actual silver weight: 3.517 oz
Current silver price: 67.85 USD/oz (see silver price )

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