Medal - Megiddo

€458,950.00
LocationIsrael
Year1990
Type› Medals
CompositionGold (.935)
Weight4.4 g
Diameter18 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeMilled
Period
Notice
Reference(s) ICMC#35160186
Obverse descriptionReplica of seal-impression of a seal from the period of the Israelite Kingdom found at Megiddo in 1904 and now in a museum in Istanbul. Depicts a lion and bears the Hebrew inscription `Shema servant of Jeroboam` in ancient Hebrew letters. Above the replica, the word `Megiddo` in Hebrew and below, `ARMAGEDDON` in English.
Obverse letteringמגידו ARMAGEDDON
Obverse scriptHebrew, Latin
Reverse descriptionDepiction of a Canaanite war-chariot such as those used by Sisera against the Israelites, with the biblical passage `THEY TRUSTED IN CHARIOTS AND HORSES` and source, `PSALMS`, in Hebrew above and in English below.
Reverse letteringאלה ברכב ואלה בסוסים תהילים כ8 THEY TRUSTED IN CHARIOTS AND HORSES PSALMS
Reverse scriptHebrew, Latin
EngraverKretschmer Mint, Jerusalem, Israel
MintageND (1990)  - -
Catalog ID9099021600
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