Medal - Discovery of America

Features

Location Israel
Type Commemorative medals › Historical medal
Year 1992
Composition Bronze (Bronze/tombac)
Weight 140 g
Diameter 70 mm
Shape Round
Number
N#
176589
References ICMC# 15202706
Israel Coins and Medals Corporation (https://israelmint.com)

Commemorative issue

500th Anniversary

Obverse

Columbus' ship, sails billowing, enters the Gulf of Mexico. A map of the American continent. In the lower portion, the passage "Through the paths of the seas" and its source "psalms 8:9" in Hebrew and English.

Lettering:
1492
1992
'העולם החדש'
'THE NEW WORLD'

Reverse

The Statue of Liberty and symbols of America: skyscrapers, Edison's first electric lamp, a rocket on its way to the moon, nuclear atom, suspension bridge, airplane, and Coca-Cola bottle, symbol of American pop culture. The years "1492" and "1992" and the inscription "THE NEW WORLD" in Hebrew and English.

Lettering:
עבר ארחות ימים
תהלים, ח', 9
Through the paths of the seas
psalms, 8, 9

Edge

State emblem with the words "STATE OF ISRAEL' in Hebrew on the right and in English on the left and serial number. Bronze/tombac medal - "BRONZE" in Hebrew and English; Silver medal - "S 999" in Hebrew and English; gold medal - "G 750" in Hebrew and English.

Mint

Kretschmer Mint, Jerusalem, Israel

Comments

Design Avraham Pat.
Engraving Kretschmer.

Mint
Bronze/tombac and silver - Kretschmer.
Gold - The Government Mint.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1992  1 886

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