Medal - Israel Historical Cities Coin of Jaffa

Locatie Israel
Jaar 1965
Type Commemorative medal
Samenstelling Tombac
Gewicht 40 g
Diameter 45 mm
Dikte
Vorm Round
Techniek Milled
Oriëntatie Medal alignment ↑↑
Rand Smooth
Lettering: State of Israel (State Emblem) מדינת ישראל
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Referentie(s) ICMC#15054445
Beschrijving voorzijde 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.
Schrift voorzijde
Opschrift voorzijde Jaffa יפו
Beschrijving keerzijde 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.
Schrift keerzijde
Opschrift keerzijde 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.)
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Numisquare-ID 4144677880
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