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Israel - Lot of 2 coins in beautiful olive wood case
Israel – Lot of 2 coins in beautiful olive wood case
Science in the Service of Industry, Israel’s 23rd Anniversary of Independence Coin 1971 – Silver 900, 26g, 37 mm
Science-based industries are those employing advanced research and development so that the resultant products will have a greater chance of penetrating markets.
Science-based industrial parks were established in Jerusalem, Haifa, Rehovot and at the Center for Atomic Research at Nahal Sorek.
Industries located at these centers benefited from the advanced know-how coming from the laboratories of these institutes of research and advanced scientific learning.
The Ministry of Defense and the Israel Defense Forces also maintained laboratories and research facilities to assist in the development of defense products.
Obverse: Above, the face value "10 Israeli Lirot" in Hebrew. In the center, a stylized design of the atomic reactor building at Nahal Sorek. Below, the mint year "5731-1971" in Hebrew and English. Around the lower border, the word "Israel" in English, Hebrew and Arabic.
Reverse: Around the upper border, the Hebrew inscription "Science in the Service of Industry". A representation of a cog-wheel rotating a molecule slightly off-center, conveying the impression of motion.
Hanukka Coin 1958 "Law is Light"
The Menorah chosen for the first of the Hanukka coins first appeared on the coins of Mattathias Antigonus, the last of the kings of the Hasmonean dynasty, 37-46 BCE.
Obverse:
Face Value in Hebrew, "1 Israeli Lira". Below, the word "Israel" in Hebrew and Arabic, the mint year 1958 and corresponding year 5719 in Hebrew characters.
Reverse:
A Menorah between two eight-pointed stars. The stars are similar to those appearing on Hasmonean coins in the period of Alexander Yannai. Beneath the Menorah the Hebrew inscription "Torah-Or" in accordance with the verse (Proverbs 6:23) "Commandment is a lamp and the Torah is light."