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10 New Sheqalim Elijah in the Whirlwind
| Uitgever | Bank of Israel |
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| Jaar | 2012 |
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| Gewicht | 16.96 g |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Arabic, Hebrew, Latin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The reverse depicts the dramatic biblical scene of Elijah ascending to heaven in a chariot of fire drawn by horses of fire, rendered in a dynamic and expressive artistic style. The fiery chariot and its horses are shown in full motion against an open field, conveying movement and celestial power. In the lower left, the prophet Elisha is portrayed in a posture of awe and astonishment as he witnesses Elijah's miraculous departure, marking the moment of the prophetic mantle's transfer. The composition draws from 2 Kings 2:11–12 and employs rich sculptural relief to convey the spiritual gravity of the scene. The design is unlettered on the reverse, with the imagery serving as the sole decorative element. |
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This piece belongs to Israel's ongoing Biblical Art series, which the Bank of Israel has used since the 1990s to issue legal-tender gold commemoratives tied to narrative episodes from the Hebrew Bible. The Elijah cycle — particularly the whirlwind ascent described in 2 Kings 2:11 — has been a recurring subject in Jewish iconographic tradition precisely because it is one of only two instances in the Hebrew Bible where a human figure is taken to heaven without dying, the other being Enoch.
KM#490 is struck in 22-karat gold with small silver and copper alloy additions, a composition the Bank of Israel has maintained consistently across this series for uniform appearance and durability.