State Medal - Mazel Tov, A Boy
Features
| Location |
Israel
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | Israel Government Coins and medals Corp. |
| Period |
State of Israel (1948-date)
|
| Type | Personality medals › Birth medals |
| Year | 1987 |
| Composition | Gold (.900) |
| Weight | 1.7 g |
| Diameter | 13 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 559284 |
| References | ICMC# 35093135 Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com) |
Commemorative issue
Mazel Tov, A Boy
Series: Congratulations
Obverse
A tallit and the passage "For this child I prayed" Samuel I 1:27, in Hebrew and in English.
Scripts: Hebrew, Latin
Lettering:
for this child
I prayed;
"אל הנער הזה התפללתי"
1. samuel 1,27
Engraver: Moshe Novak
Designer: Nathan Karp
Reverse
Representation of the seven species with which Israel is blessed according to the description in Deuteronomy 8:8 "A land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey (dates)" (Bechorim 1:3)
Engraver: Moshe Novak
Designer: Dror Ben-Dror (דרור בן-דרור)
Edge
The emblem of the State of Israel and the words "State of Israel" in Hebrew and English. On the silver medals "Silver 935" in Hebrew and "Silver" in English. The edge of the gold medals is milled.
Mint
Moshe Hecht, Tel Aviv, IsraelComments
"For this child I prayed" said Hannah, the mother of Samuel the Prophet, when the longed-for son was born. Every mother probably experiences this feeling when first seeing her newborn son and again when he is circumcised.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1987) | 275 | ||||||||||||||
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Bullion value: USD 221.53
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Actual gold weight: 0.049 oz
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