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Session Five - Tuesday, September 2, 2014 12:00 pm
1851
Israel. Simon Wiesenthal, State Gold Medal, 2005
. 17
grams. 585 fine. 30.5 mm. Rare, maximum authorized mintage
of only 120. Known throughout the world as the "Nazi Hunter",
who brought more than 1,100 Nazi criminal to justice. Reverse
pictures a flower growing in front of a barbed-wire fence and
the inscription "I did not forget you. ".
Choice Brilliant Uncir-
culated
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $325 - 375
1852
Israel. In Honor of Terror Victims, State Gold Medal,
2005
. 17 grams. 585 fine. 30.5 mm. Design features an explo-
sion in front of a group of people and a Teddy Bear, plus Biblical
quote "Save me from murderers (Psalm 59:3)."
Proof-Like
Brilliant Uncirculated
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $325 - 350
1853
Israel. Israel Airports Authority, State Gold Medal,
2005
. 17 grams. 585 fine. 30.5 mm. Commemorates the open-
ing of Terminal 3 at the Ben-Gurion Airport. Inscribed with Bibli-
cal quote "The skies are yours, the Earth also (Psalms)."
Proof-
Like Brilliant Uncirculated
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $325 - 350
1854
Israel. Jewish Fighters in World War II, State Gold
Medal, 2005
. 17 grams. 585 fine. 30.5 mm. Honors the 1.5
million Jewish men and women who served in the Allied forces,
including 40,000 volunteers from the Yishuv in the Palestine
Mandate. Inscribed "I am with you to save you."
Proof-Like
Brilliant Uncirculated
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $325 - 350
1855
Israel. Ehud Manor, State Gold Medal, 2005
. 17 grams.
585. 30 mm. Songwriter.
Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $325 - 350
1856
Israel. Rabbi Aryeh Levin, State Gold Medal, 2005
. 17
grams. 585 fine. 30.5 mm. Rabbi Levin is remembered as the
"Rabbi of the Prisoners" for his work in the pre-state period
when he visited Jewish activists and members of the under-
ground, jailed by the British. Pictures his hand clasping the
hands of a prisoner, and the words "Devine deliverance will
come in the wink of an eye."
Proof-Like Brilliant Uncircu-
lated
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $325 - 350
1857
Israel. Patrol Boat (Ships of the Israel Navy), State Gold
Medal, 2005
. 17 grams. 585 fine. 30 mm. Features ancient
sailing vessel and Biblical quote "Shipmen who know the sea
(Kings I)."
Proof-Like Brilliant Uncirculated
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $325 - 350
1858
Israel. Golani Brigade, State Gold Medal, 2005
. 17 grams.
585 fine. 30 mm. The Golani Brigade is the oldest brigade in the
Israel Defence Force, having been formed in 1948.
Proof-Like
Brilliant Uncirculated
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $325 - 350
1859
Israel. In Memory of Israel's Fallen Soldiers, State Gold
Medal, 2005
. 17 grams. 585 fine. 30.5 mm. Dedicated to all of
the soldiers who have fought for Israel's rebirth and existence.
three Israeli flags are shown at half-mast.
Proof-Like Brilliant
Uncirculated
.
Estimated Value ................................................... $325 - 350
