Medal - 500th Anniversary of the Expulsion from Spain

Location Israel
Year 1998
Type Commemorative medal
Composition Gold (.9166)
Weight 30 g
Diameter 35 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s) ICMC#35195351
Obverse description Map illustrating the expulsion with arrows showing the routes taken by the refugees and a sailing ship typical of the period. Below the map is the passage `I SHALL NOT DIE BUT LIVE` in Hebrew and English. Around the circumference, above, the words `500 ANOS DE LA EXPULSION` in Hebrew and Spanish; below, `1492-1992.5252-5752`.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering נכספה וגם כלתה נפשי לחצרות ה`
Reverse description Wall from the 14th century Shmuel Halevi Abulafia Synagogue of Toledo with inscribed Psalms. On the right, a Jew in the traditional costume of the Moslem period, the seal of Todros Halevi and, in the background, the Kabbalistic spheres. Below, the verse `My heart longed for the courtyards of the Lord` in Hebrew.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering 500 שנה לגירוש יהודי ספרד ANOS DE LA EXPULSION לא אמות כי אחיה... I SHALL NOT DIE, BUT LIVE... 1492-1992 הרנ`ב-התשנ`ב
Mintage
Numisquare ID 7710468550
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