| Location | Israel |
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| Year | 1965 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
| Composition | Tombac |
| Weight | 40 g |
| Diameter | 45 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Edge | Smooth Lettering: State of Israel (State Emblem) מדינת ישראל |
| Period | |
| Notice | |
| Reference(s) | ICMC#15054445 |
| Obverse description | The promontory of Jaffa in the form of Jonah`s whale, carrying old-fashioned dwellings on its back. This tail is shaped into three Hebrew letters (Yafo). The name of the city, `Jaffa`, in Hebrew above and in English below. |
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| Obverse script | |
| Obverse lettering | Jaffa יפו |
| Reverse description | In the center is a relief of a replica city-coin minted during the reign of Emperor Elagabalus (218-222 AD). Athena, the goddess of wisdom and the science of war, is holding a spear in her right hand and a shield in her left hand. The inscription around Athena in Greek reads `Flavia Yoppas`, as Jaffa was called in Hellenic times. On the rim is the inscription `Coin of Jaffa 3977-82 in Hebrew, as well as the English text and dates 217-222 C.E. |
| Reverse script | |
| Reverse lettering | בבטבע יפו ג`תתקע`ז-פ`ב (Greek Letters in center replica coin) Coin of Jaffa 3977-82 217-222 C.E. (Translation: (Flavia Yoppas) Coin of Jaffa 3977-82 217-222 C.E.) |
| Mintage | |
| Numisquare ID | 4144677880 |
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