All the coins issued during the British Mandate in Palestine. 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Mils, within a limited edition album, by Dansco, United States. 59 coins within a collector’s album, with captions noting their year of issue.
Album within a slipcase. Very fine condition.
Complete set, 59 coins. XF-UNC.
7 banknotes from the Theresienstadt Ghetto with the values: 1, 2, 5, 20, 50, 100 Kronen.
3 banknotes from the Litzmannstadt Ghetto with the values: 1, 5 Mark. 50 Pfennig.
New condition.
Five banknotes of liras, “Nofim” series, Bank of Israel, 1955, ranked PMG 50-55.
[1] Five hundred prutah, “The ruins of the synagogue in Baram, ” 1955. PMG 55 About Uncirculated.
[1] One Israeli Lirah, “Scenery in the Upper Galilee” 1955. PMG 55 About Unirculated.
[1] Five Israeli Lirah, “Scenery in the Negev, ” 1955. PMG 50 About Uncirculated.
[1] Ten Israeli Lirah, “Scenery in the Jezreel Valley, ” 1955. PMG 53 About Uncirculated.
[1] Fifty Israeli Lirah, “Derech Yerushalayim, ” 1955. PMG 55 About Uncirculated.
[2] Legal proposal for currency, Eshkol, 50 and 100 pruta.[12] Israeli lira, 1950s-70s. 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 lira notes.[9] Shekels, 1970s-80s. 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000 notes.[5] New Israel Shekel, 1980s-90s: 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 notes.
All in new condition.
59 mm. 118 grams.
Obverse: planet earth and a missile sent from Israel into outer space with the Hebrew verse דרך כוכב מיעקב. Reverse: Emblem of Israel and a blank space for the name of the important personage who received the medal. Signature of Prime Minister David Ben Gurion on the bottom. 560 coins were issued, refer to
Numismatica Catalog 19, p. 224.
Very fine condition.
A varied collection of approximately 720 silver coins and medals from Israel and from all over the world, from the years 1879 to 2008 in four albums. The collection was accumulated by a single collector over five decades.
The total weight of the collection is approximately 9 kilograms.
Album 1:
[87] silver coins and medals from Israel from the years 1960 to 2000. Includes the Balfour Medal – Paul Vincze, Einstein [1979], Shalom Mitzrayim [1979] and Batei Zikuk and more.
Album 2:
[101] silver coins (9 of them nickel) from all over the world, from the years 1941 to 1994, most of them from Poland and additional ones from England, Romania, Mexico, Canada, Holland and France.
Album 3:
[261] silver coins and medals (5 of them nickel) from all over the world, from the years 1879 to 1983, including a large collection of American coins and additional ones from Austria, Italy, Belgium and Hungary.
Album 4:
[271] silver coins (7 of them nickel) from Europe from the years 1917 to 2008, including a large collection from Germany as well as coins from Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Sweden.
The collection is in fine general condition, VF- XF+.
Five silver medals relating to Chevron, Chabad and prayer. Limited editions. United States and Israel.
[2] pure silver tablets 999. Together weigh about 127 grams, 32×57 mm. With shofar and prayer with artistic work, numbered, issued by the Judaic Heritage Society, United states. [2] silver medals 935. Together weigh about 61 grams, diameter of 35 mm. The Ten Commandments (1978) and the 70th anniversary of the Chabad Yeshivat Torat Emet in Chevron-Jerusalem (1982).[1] large medal, 59 mm, ” 400 silver shekels, the re-establishment of the Jewish community in Chevron, ” not silver.
[1] silver coin, 19 grams, 35 mm. Obverse: Wilhelm II Deutscher Kaiser. Reverse: Einweihung Der Erloserkirche.[1] silver coin. 17 grams. 33 mm. Obverse: Wilhelm II Deutscher Kaiser. Reverse: Das Heilege Grab.[1] silver coin, 15 grams. 35 mm. Gedenkthaler, Augusta Victoria.
In 1898, Emperor Wilhelm II made a historic visit to Palestine together with his wife Augusta Victoria. When they reached Jaffa Gate, they were met by a procession of hundreds of people. During this visit, which made a strong impression on Jerusalem, the emperor laid the cornerstone for the Augusta Victoria complex on Mt. Scopus and donated money to the Bikur Cholim Hospital. These silver coins were issued in honor of his visit.
Fine to very fine condition.
Obv. : Cup with rim surrounded by Paleo-Hebrew inscription
(“shekel of Israel”). Above the cup, the date
(abbreviation of year two of the uprising).
Rev. : Stem with three pomegranates surrounded by inscription
(“holy Jerusalem”). Can be improved by cleaning.
Impressive bronze medal with the image of Prof. Albert Einstein.
Obverse: Relief of bust of Albert Einstein, with text “A. Einstein 1 Centenario.”
Reverse: Famed formula of the theory of relativity: E=mc2 and other formulas. With text “A. Einstein 1879-1955.”
In the margins: No. 451
Diameter: 8 cm.
Weight: 218 grams.
Fine condition.
Impressive bronze medallion with the image of Sigmund Freud – father of psychoanalysis [1856-1939].
Obverse: Relief portrait of Freud in his early years, inscribed: Sigmund Freud 1856-1939.
Reverse: Relief of an eagle and leaves, inscribed: Sigmund Freud the Founder of the Psychoanalytic Movement.
Stamps in the margins: Bronze; Heritage Mint N. Y. C.
Diameter: 7.5 cm. Weight: 298 g.
Fine condition.
Bronze medal in the memory of the Jews of Poland. Designed by Natan Karp.
Obverse: “Yehadut Polin” in the form of shattered gravestones with a city burning in the background, a menorah and a refugee escaping – symbolizing the destruction. The upper section, along the circumference has the text, [in Hebrew] “and I saw you weltering in your blood” with the source [Ezekiel 16,6]. The bottom has the English text and source.
Reverse: A Jewish village in Poland in Chagall style. On the right, the fleeing refuge symbolizing the wandering Jew. His eastern direction connotes his yearning for the Land of Israel. The upper section bears Hebrew text, with English at the bottom – “In Memory of Polish Jewry.”
Circumference: emblem of the State of Israel, “State of Israel” in Hebrew and English and the Medal number, 389, on the left.
Very fine condition.
Bronze medal with bust of Emperor Nikolai II- Russia, c. 1912. Reverse: Emblem of the Russian Empire.
Diameter: 4 cm.
The medal is in its original case with a copper latch.
VF-XF
Gold-plated bronze medallion which was released in honor of the liberation of Jerusalem, June 7, 1967.
Obverse: The faces of Moshe Dayan and Yitzhak Rabin in combat helmets against the backdrop of the Western Wall.
Reverse: An IDF soldier against the backdrop of the Western Wall, and the inscription the liberation of Jerusalem 7.6.1967.
Circumference: 59 mm.
The gold plate is slightly chipped. Fine condition.
Bronze medallion marking the renewal of Jewish settlement in Samaria designed by Mordechai Bar-Katz, Beit El. Issued in 1985.
Obverse: View of the Jewish settlement in Samaria and the number 10, integrated with arrows symbolizing the development drive. Inscription in Hebrew and English: ‘Renewal of Jewish Settlement in Samaria’ and the dates 1975-1985.
Reverse: Ancient olive tree, and the verse from Jeremiah 31 in Hebrew with stylized letters “You will yet plant vineyards in the mountains of Samaria.”
Circumference: Emblem of the state and the words ‘State of Israel’ in Hebrew and English.
During Chanukah 5736, December 1975, Israel’s government authorized the Elon Moreh gar’in [small group of people planning a settlement] in ancient Kadum, today’s “Kedumim” settlement.
Additional settlements were established in Samaria and the Binyamin region following the establishment of “Kedumim.” Today they number over 120 settlements in which about 60,000 people reside. A network of roads, water, electricity and telephones cross the length and breadth of Samaria. It has thriving industrial plants (including science-based industry), educational institutions from nursery and schools through seminaries, yeshivas and colleges.
Diameter: 59 mm.
Fine condition.
Silver medal [hallmarked 925] – Rashi. Issued on the 900th anniversary of his death – by the Israel Coins and Medals Corp.
Obverse: Through an early French-style window, Rashi can be seen studying with his quill and inkwell for writing his commentaries. A grapevine on the right. Designed by Ahron Shevo and Gad Elmaliach.
Reverse: Rashi’s study hall and chair in Worms along with three quotes from his work. Designed by Meir Eshel.
The medal was issued according to the decisions of a public commission headed by Rabbi Yochanan Fried.
Diameter: 5 cm.
Weight: 62 grams.
Very fine condition. Within the original case with guarantee.
An official silver medal [hallmarked 999]. Issued by the Israel Medals and Coins Corporation – 2009, the second in the series of “Jewish Sages”. Designed by: Aharon Shabo.
Front: “The great eagle” – an illustration of Maimonides’s known moniker. Maimonides’s face in the form of a long-winged eagle protecting the entire continent of Europe with his wings, and the words: “From Moshe to Moshe there was no one like Moshe”.
Back: The figure of Maimonides studying Torah diligently with his handwritten signature and the names of his books.
Circumference: The purity of the silver and the serial number 304. (Also issued in this series were medals of the Chafetz Chaim, the Ben Ish Chai and the Lubavitcher Rebbe).
Diameter: 5 cm.
Weight: 62 grams.
Very fine condition except for slight stains on the edges.
A silver medal [hallmarked 925] from The Prophets series designed by C. Ofek. Produced by The Judaic Heritage Society, 1979.
Front: The figure of Zechariah the Prophet during a prophecy at the foot of the menorah with an angel at the top.
Back: The words Zechariah and The Prophets and the signature C. Ofek and name of the manufacturer. Stamp of the purity of the silver and the medal number 98.
Diameter: 5 cm.
Weight: 76 grams.
Very fine condition.
Complete series of 27 Israeli coins – mil and pruta in all the variants 1948-1957. The set is arranged in a designated album product of Dansco U.S.A. with an elegant leather binding and pockets, the coins are described in print underneath each coin.
Among others, there are 100 pruta coin with an internal garland [1954], 25 mil 1948 and 1949, 250 and 500 pruta 1949 – silver, 50 pruta 1949 with a point [uncirculated], grooved 50 pruta 1954 [uncirculated].
Out of 27 coins, 15 are in new condition [Uncirculated]. The rest are VF-XF condition.
Restored tears in the margins of the album’s leaves.
Ten mark coin issued by the Judenrat in the Lodz ghetto for use by the residents of the ghetto. Lodz 1943.
Magnisium and aluminum alloy. On one side: “Der Aelteste der Juden in Litzmannstadt” is written, and on the other, a star of David with the words ‘Getto 1943.’ Diameter: 3 cm.
Rated by PCGS:
Env. Damage-XF Details Poland
Large Collection of 96 florin coins – silver [Great Britain Florin] Years 1909-1936 not consecutive.
Among them, eight 1/2 crown coins. Including the rare coin from 1926 and three coins from 1930.
Various conditions, F-XF.
Total weight: 1205 g.
Great Britain 1/4d coin 1826 rated by the PCGS:
MS 62 BN Small Head
One Queen Victoria Great Britain shilling, 1889. Rated by PCGS:
MS 62 Large Head
One Queen Victoria Great Britain silver shilling. Rated by the NGC.
MS 62
